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would have known it.
Haus.
How? Couldn't one "empty a bottle of laudanum and be found
dead in bed next morning -- if the family expected it
already?
Hein.
You speak as if you knew -- did my mother express any...
Haus
I am not mistaken -- let that
Hein
Sinne you have said so much,Herr Hausdorfer, it is only
natural -
Haus.
I am sure of it -- don't question me further!
Hein
Ah, yes. The letter, on her writing-table –
Haus.
(Nods his head)
Yes.
(Pause)
Hein
(Overcome)
Yes -- yes. And yet, why should I be so surprised?
(Pause)
When I have asked myself, how often, in those terrible
nights -- yes, I confess it to you, at the risk of your