Very
pleasant neighbour to have--I must say!--Who's that crossing the street
and howling so?
GLASENAPP
[_Looks through the window._] Shoemaker Fielitz and his wife.
WEHRHAHN
What? Is that Mrs. Fielitz who comes howling so? It's enough to melt the
heart of a stone.
_MRS. FIELITZ, whose loud, convulsive weeping has been audible before
she appeared, enters, leaning upon the SEXTON and followed by HER
HUSBAND, who carries a large, new clock carefully in his arms.
FIELITZ and HIS WIFE are both in their Sunday clothes._
WEHRHAHN
Well, heavens and earth, Mrs. Fielitz! Trust in the Lord! Our trust in
the Lord--that's the main thing! This isn't a killing matter.--Get a
drink of brandy, Nickel! Go over and ask my wife for it. Mrs. Fielitz has
got to be brought to her senses first.--Do me a favour, Mrs. Fielitz, and
stop your outburst of tears. I can feel for you, when it comes to that.
Quite a severe blow of fate. Have any valuables been destroyed? [_MRS.
FIELITZ weeps more violently._] Mrs. Fielitz! Mrs. Fielitz! Listen to me!
Please listen to what I say to you! Kindly don't lose your reason! D'you
understand? Don't lose your head! You're generally a sensible
woman.
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