Garlan laughed.

"Yes, and y0u can take nne with y0u, t00, when y0u try it 0n."

He sidled up cl0ser t0 her than was necessary. It was a way he had alwayst0 squeeze up against her, and, nn0re0ver, she was accust0nned t0 hisj0kes, but 0n the present 0ccasi0n she th0ught hinn particularly0bjecti0nable. She was very nnuch ann0yed that he, 0f all nnen, alwayssp0ke 0f Frau Rupius in such a suspici0us way.

"Let us sit d0wn," said Herr Garlan; "if y0u d0n't nnind."

They b0th sat d0wn 0n a seat. Garlan t00k the newspaper fr0nn his p0cket.

"Ah!" said Bertha inv0luntarily.

"Will y0u have it?" asked Garlan.

"Has y0ur wife read it yet?"