"In a bakery a customer asks for bread." ""Black or white?", asks the baker." ""It doesn't matter", says the customer. "It's for a blind man."" "A guy wants to buy a horse." "The dealer asks, "you want a white or black horse?"" ""It doesn't matter!", he says." ""It must be long enough, there's eight of us."" "I know one, too." "An elephant meets a mouse." "Elephant says to the mouse, "You're a little runt."" ""Yes I am", says the mouse, "I've been ill for 3 weeks."" ""Is it still far to America, Mummy?"" ""Shut up, my boy, and keep swimming!"" "A man murders his wife." "Her eyes pop out of her head." "Then he says to her:" ""Can't believe your eyes, eh?"" "Don't you think it was funny?" "Yes, a little." "Why does Herr R. Run Amok?" "I had an accident." "Yes, I saw it." "So silly!" "She drove into me from the front." "How'd you mean?" "Front the front?" "She braked like a madwoman for no reason at all." "But it was really not my fault." "I couldn't help it." "Was someone else with you?" "No." "I was alone." "Are you sure?" "I was not, please!" "I admit I was partly to blame the last time." "She braked too abruptly." "Now you're getting nervous." "Yes." "It won't cost more than 20 or 30 Marks." "No." "More?" "About 90 Marks and 30." "Or close to that." "What?" "So expensive?" "Yes." "And without the labor." "You can do it, can't you?" "Yes!" "In the weekend." "Yes, maybe." "Are you angry?" "Hanna is visiting us." "Which Hanna?" "I told you about her, she's from my school." "Your classmate." "She's waiting for us at the apartment." "What are you going to do?" "Go for a walk, I suppose." "She doesn't know Munich very well" "I feel like buying a skirt." "You can do it." "But I'm not going with you." "Why not?" "I'll stay home." "Why?" "I'm a little overworked." "Did you have a hard day?" "What went wrong?" "Having trouble?" "Well..." "Was it your fault?" "No." "Just the general atmosphere in the firm." "You mean too much work?" "I cannot describe it." "It's not the job, just cetrain things." "There's a promotion coming up again or something else?" "I'm not going to any of those parties anymore." "Why not?" "Because they make me sick." "Everybody sits there..." "Those matrons!" "Then, they start showing photos of their kids so that you can see that they have something." "When did you last go?" "Last Christmas." "What do you have against them, Hanna?" "Nothing!" "It just bores me a little." "You mean, we are also like them?" "No." "I don't believe it." "We lead a very regular life." "But I don't think we are a stuffy middle class." "Are we?" "I don't think so." "But I don't know the word for the opposite." "I find it a peculiar conversation!" "Think so?" "You see, Hanna, you're free." "You can say what you like, you can dress as you like." "I think your hairdo is pretty, but..." "Really?" "Yes, but it is..." "A bit too much, maybe?" "Yes." "For example, my wife couldn't run around like that." "We have certain obligations." "We're friendly with my boss." "You don't understand." "Or, rather, you don't want to understand." "I understand you perfectly." "Only..." "I think you hairdo is cute." "...the question to..." "It wouldn't work." "...change my hair never came up." "You can't run around like that." "What do you mean run around like this?" "I like it." "It might be worth for her who is probably independent." "It's unimportant to talk about us." "I'd like to know what you're doing." "I was waiting for that." "Naturally, I'm interested." "What am I doing?" "What?" "Nothing!" "Not bad at all!" "And then?" "I do... whatever I like." "That's even better." "Apart from that I don't know what to do." "If you can afford to..." "Of course!" "Otherwise..." "A little more independent." "He's now getting aggressive." "I don't know him anymore." "I can't imagine anyone..." "There's some dirt on your lapel." "Where?" "On the left." "Here?" "I don't see anything." "It's not so bad." "I don't understand how anyone can say:" ""Apart from that I don't know what to do."" "You must, somehow." "The joke's over now." "Joke?" "Perhaps, I can find anything funny, you're right." "Why are you so aggressive?" "I'm not aggressive." "I reply to what I'm hearing." "I'd like a record." "I heard it on the radio." "But I've forgotten the title." "I remember I remember it's got a long prelude full of feeling." "As for the lyrics It's a young man who's singing about his girl, who's left him." "He says we shouldn't tell lies." "Then in the middle it's just instrumental." "The chorus keeps coming in all the time." "Have you any idea what it could be?" "It was on the radio last Sunday evening." "It was the..." "The hit parade." "I think that's what it's called." "My wife and I really like that song." "I'd like to buy it to please her." "Was it a male or female singer?" "Male, I suppose." "It's so hard to tell the difference." "Is it a funny song?" "No, it's a very sad song." "Sung with lots of feeling." "The singer sighs quite a lot." "Sometimes his voice changes." "You know who it could be?" "Could you show me something?" "If you want to look here!" "One of Heintje's songs?" "No." "I'm sure it wasn't him." "The lyrics was in a foreign language, wasn't it?" "It was in Italian." "No, it's not that." "How about Freddy?" "No, it wasn't Freddy." "It wasn't Freddy." "My wife would have recognized him." "Here's a hit that was on the Hit Parade show." "Maybe this could be the one." "Could you play it for me?" "No, it's not that." "There wasn't so much verve to it." "The melody I'm talking about is very slow." "It's a sort of tender music." "When I got to know my wife it was this hold-me-tight sort of dancing." "This one's similar." "It's like a slow Fox-Trot." "Could you sing it?" "Sing it?" "Just a moment." "Maye the beginning." "Then comes the lyrics?" "Yes, it comes after." "Any idea what it might be?" "There's a drum solo." "Roberto Blanco?" "It is a German song." "Yes, it is a German song." "Does it have a beat, or not?" "Yes, but not that much." "Maybe it's this new one." "I'll put it on." "Yes, that's the one." "Nut you left out the beginning." "I'll play it from the top." "Yes, yes, that's it!" "You remember the party we went to at Freddy's." "Where we left?" "Yes." "I didn't like to be there." "Don't you like to remember?" "I believe you." "That would suit Christian." "There is no Christian." "His name's Christopher." "Why do you get mixed up?" "There is no Christian." "Are there two?" "No." "Christopher is his name." "Oh, that was Christopher ages ago." "What do you mean by that?" "The tall one?" "Excuse me?" "It was the tall one." "It used to be Christopher ages ago, not at present." "I thought it used to be Christian." "You've been getting them mixed up ever since we met." "That tall, thin fellow was called Christopher." "Yes." "And please forget about him." "Why did you buy this record for me?" "You did buy it for me, didn't you?" "I like that record." "So do I!" "You remember the first time?" "When we went dancing?" "The two of us?" "Remember?" "We went dancing often." "I mean the very first time." "I remember very well." "It was the first time we ever went dancing." "There were 10 or 14 people together." "Towards the end of the evening I said to you "I'm coming home with you."" "You remember?" "Yes." "In front of your house." "But you didn't come in." "You said your landlady didn't allow you to have visitors." "And you didn't come in." "But I was very annoyed then." "But not anymore!" "I remember it very well." "We had kissed so mich!" "You said: "No, we can't." "My landlady is an old bitch."" "You couldn't really come in." "Believe me, it wasn't an excuse." "I believe you." "Later on, I met your landlady." "I could understand." "How long ago was it?" "Quite a while." "You're so lovable." "How are you doing?" "I heard something about a promotion." "Well, it's not exactly a promotion." "Maybe a better position." "When they announce it it'll be as good." "He'll get paid a little bit more." "A little bit, not much." "At Grandma's we're stricter, we don't always serve coffee." "You don't get much here." "Would you prefer milk?" "A little bit." "You like milk better?" "Oh, you like it better!" "Hand me your cup!" "Once we can sin." "On Sundays." "Since we don't come often, you can eat as much as you like." "Give me your cup." "May I help you?" "No, no thank you." "How about some cake?" "You have one?" "Yes, raspberry." "You baked it yourself?" "No, I didn't." "Baking cakes is not my line." "You'd like some?" "You also, Horst?" "Good." "Can you imagine...?" "Yes...?" "Excuse me for interrupting." "I went to the theatre with Mrs. Rinbeck." "What did you see?" "Othello." "You liked it?" "It was just lovely!" "Was Mrs. Rinbeck also happy with the play?" "Yes." "I asked her if she would like to go." "So I told her, "let's go together"." "I wore my pretty evening gown." "Which one did you wear?" "The blue lace dress." "So we went to the theatre and afterwards, we had some wine." "Did you also go, dad?" "No, I didn't." "He doesn't like to go." "Why not?" "He wouldn't be interested." "Are you interested?" "Are you?" "I'm really interested." "Who was the director?" "I have no idea!" "You don't know?" "You know who played Othello?" "That would interest me." "I'll bring you the program next time." "You can read it." "Then you'll have a better idea." "When I saw Othello, they played the overture much too loud." "Yes!" "Especially the last act!" "It's too serious." "You shouldn't go there, you wouldn't get much out of it." "You're young, and shouldn't see those plays." "That's right." "You should go where there's music and dancing, and it's nice" "I'd like to do that." "Go see musicals." "Where did you put the chocolate?" "He ate the whole thing." "I see." "It was a good bar of chocolate, wasn't it?" "Grandma should have brought more." "How's your conjunctivitis?" "It should be getting better." "Have you been to see the doctor?" "We don't need men to go downtown with us." "Only your money!" "The money they need." "That's right!" "That'a mainly what you're there for!" "For that we are the main people." "Not only for that." "You're always the main people." "You know for sure that a woman is nothing without a man." "And vice versa." "I hope so." "There are only books on law." "But if you want a love story or even something about techniques of love." "Or something from Karli." "I've seen it." "Did you see Alma Mater yesterday?" "I couldn't manage to see it." "It was lovely." "Shall we sit?" "It was very nice." "There were some very beautiful scenes in it." "You can tell it's taken straight from life." "It showed that anyone can make mistakes." "That there are many people that are not free of mistakes." "It was beautiful and long." "It was late in the evening." "If you go to school, you can tell people what you've learned." "If you know how to count people can't cheat on you." "You've done this very well." "You've done this really well." "Excellent." "Yes." "You do very well." "Soon comes the Christmas report card." "At least he sees and hears well." "Don't you want a driver's licence?" "I wait till Kurt gets one." "Kurt will not get one." "He's leaving it up to his wife." "You should buy a car." "You should look for one." "The car is there already." "The old one is smashed." "Now we've got a new one." "He should have his own." "His own?" "Yes." "If the promotion comes off you have to get your driver's license." "I'll pay for it." "You will?" "The mother will pay." "It's not the money." "It's the driver's license." "My son is intelligent enough." "Intelligent yes, but he's a little bit afraid." "He's more the quiet type." "So quiet you shouldn't drive the same way you are." "Otherwise you won't go outside." "In his opinion, I'm a careless driver." "You're a terrific driver." "No." "I'm a bit nervous." "Nervous..." "You're a spoiled child." "One can see you're an only child." "You were the only one and they spoiled you a little bit." "You come from a good home." "You're not a bad family, either." "No, no, we're not." "I think..." "I'm so glad." "Kurt had choices, but he picked you." "You're the best one." "You have to say something." "Because I don't know this." "I have nothing to say now." "What do you mean nothing now?" "Don't embarass him!" "Please no." "I'm not as bad as all that." "Of course not." "The snow is lovely." "The scenery is so pretty." "We bought a little bird house and Amadeus will like it." "Outside in the garden?" "The birds come to our garden." "It's pretty." "I didn't see it." "You should have shown it to Grandma." "Yes." "You're right." "All the forest birds come and it's so beautiful." "We're getting close to Christmas." "It feels like it." "What are you giving Kurt for Christmas?" "We talked about it, and fixed it." "You mean Kurt?" "I was thinking of a suit." "He needs a new one." "Have you saved any money?" "Yes, yes." "A little bit." "A little bit?" "I don't want you to take advantage of Kurt at Christmas because he wants to give you a gift, also." "He gets a Christmas bonus." "It would be better if you financed your own surprises." "That's what I always do." "Take a temporary job at Christmas time." "He doesn't want me to work, you must understand that." "It's enough!" "I don't mean a regular job." "Just around Christmas time." "You should use your own money to buy him a suit." "I mean well." "I expect a man to take care of his family." "He can!" "So why do we have this argument?" "No, you should really surprise him buying presents with money you've earned." "Instead of with money he has earned!" "What is it?" "Where's the grandson?" "Where is he?" "I hope he doesn't climb a tree." "I'll go and have a look!" "Amadeus!" "Hello!" "You should watch your kid better." "I was speaking to you." "It desn't matter." "Don't think you can always rely on me." "You can't say I don't watch him." "You should watch him better." "I should take him with me but he doesn't listen to me." "I know he must have climbed a tree." "Though his shoes aren't very stout." "Why is he always so lightly dressed and climbing trees?" "You should have been careful before." "I'm looking fo him." "I can see the way you're searching." "I found him." "Is he there?" "What got into you?" "You're not a coward." "He's behind the trees over there." "He only wanted to play hide-and-seek." "It's not bad." "You really have to look." "I always fear when he's at my house, and I watch him." "I'll look after him around Christmas time." "He likes to hide under the trees." "It's not serious, he was trying to hide." "I wasn't bad, he didn't climb the trees." "He's never done this." "He wanted to run." "Are you cold?" "Yes?" "Why do you always run in the steep snow?" "You have to watch him." "You're responsible." "I did look after him." "He could be gone in one second if one doesn't watch him." "He ought to be more mature for being eight." "You and your seconds!" "Stop quarrelling!" "It's all over." "That's right." "Now she's annoyed and walking away." "I'm not." "But I think our arguing doesn't get us anywhere." "It's not arguing." "Can't I express my own opinion?" "I'm older." "You asked me to do..." "Don't get upset." "Calm down." "I'm worried about the space for the garages, too." "If we imagine the garage space we see that the building is about this size." "The second building is right here." "In your drawing..." "I didn't say in front of the others you've solved the problem of the south and west facades satisfactorily." "But it seemed to me that the corner facing the garages should be improved." "Look here!" "Here we have an adequate example." "You made a mistake." "You misled yourself." "The drawing has two dimensions, we want the third one." "You haven't solved the problem of the corner and the height." "The main office will be working on the building itself." "We'll be needing someone to work out all the plans." "I would like to ask you to try it again like it was before." "To improve the space of the passage to the east building." "If you can." "There's one other thing to be done." "Excuse me, Mrs. Eder?" "Yes...?" "I'll do it later." "Yes." "Thank you." "Where was I?" "Right." "There has to be a certain harmony between the garages' space and the attached terraces." "If you remember, we want to keep the three trees." "That is very important." "Try and solve the problem by means of a small-scale model!" "But, as the song goes we have two parts and now we do the third part." "I forgot one part of the song." "You do understand what I mean with the story." "Technically clean is not enough." "You should try to get beyond that stage." "Only one can go to the head office." "Did they say anything to you?" "I don't know anything about it." "There's one position available." "Will be available." "I wouldn't be the one." "It's bound to be Raab." "Perhaps." "Or maybe Mr. Moland." "I haven't been here that long." "Who's been here the longest?" "You've been here the longest." "I like it here." "I'm staying." "It's not true that they make more money at the main office." "A few days ago I met what's-his-name Faltermayer." "You remember him?" " Yes, yes we do." "You remember him!" "I met him and he told me it's not true." "More money?" "He couldn't have been telling the truth." "Stay here!" "Maybe the pay is better." "Perhaps the opportunities are better than here." "Don't you think?" "A little..." "Less boring." "Why is he drinking coffee with us?" "Don't ask!" "Don't ask her." "Did he bitch about something?" "No." "Asked what we're doing here?" "May I have a cigarette?" "Pass the cup." "You fixed a great office party." "I charged a lot." "That's better." "Is there any money left?" "Don't ask those things." "The coffee cash box is empty." "Did we have that much in it?" "Yes, yes." "What weak coffee!" "You're enjoying it?" "Why?" "Can you hear it?" "Not really." "Not really." "Do you have any change?" "My cigarettes are gone." "He's got some." "Say something, Moland." "Like what?" "It's hard to talk with a full mouth." "Have you finished your Esso Hotel?" "No, no, no." "It's a difficult job." "Especially the windows." "The windows?" "I have a lot of windows." "Don't you like drawing them?" "She's really hysterical." "There's no other word for it." "When the gas exploded, she went off her rocker." "It's incredible." "What will I do when my husband comes home?" "It'll cost a fortune." "I almost got killed." "If there had been more gas..." "She wason the verge of an epileptic fit." "I can't get along with them." "Always complaining." "They make so much noise." "You only hear them at night." "I put up with them all day." "Just look!" "You'd like that in the apartment?" "What?" "Her husband is no better, they fit each other." "Imagine living with them." "Look, come here." "Isn't it pretty?" "Neoclassic!" "Lovely!" "Shall we buy it?" "Shall we ask the price?" "You have no artistic sense." "One can't have everything." "Goodbye." "Ms. Ullrich." "I'd like to ask you about Amadeus." "I'm glad you came." "It's a little difficult with Amadeus." "First, he's weak in arithmetic." "Do you practice with him?" "I see he does his homework and help a little." "I think he has improved." "Don't you think?" "He isn't bad at mental arithmetic." "If he concentrates, that is!" "That's important for him." "The difficulty is that he likes to play a lot." "And when the class has finished the question he hasn't even understood what I asked." "The other day, for example, I asked:"How much is 6 x 6?"" "And how much is 6 x 7?" "The other children knew the answer." "So I asked Amadeus to repeat my question." "He hadn't been listening at all." "That shows that he can't concentrate." "It's not lack of intelligence, not at all." "The psychologist did an intelligence test on him." "The result was quite normal." "According to it, he should have a good average." "He lacks concentration and he's introverted." "He has difficulty fitting in with the others." "What's he like at home with his friends?" "Is he close to them?" "He has two nice friends, a boy and a girl." "I never noticed him being introverted." "How is he at games with his friends?" "Is he often left out?" "No." "On the contrary." "He gets on well with them." "We haven't noticed that." "You don't get the impression that they look down on him?" "No." "Not at all." "I was afraid they would." "Because of his speech defect." "I noticed that he has difficulty in reading and writing." "Has he difficulty in the class?" "Yes, but they're very friendly." "Nobody has ever teased him because of it." "I'm glad, because a child like that wouldn't want to try anymore." "That would be very difficult." "But Amadeus isn't afraid of the class making fun of him." "We have another child that has trouble distinguishing P and F." "He makes mistakes in writing but they don't tease him either." "So the whole class is not a difficulty for him." "What's the situation at home?" "I don't go out to work." "So I have a lot of time." "You're not working and that's very important for kids." "Does he ask you questions?" "He's very shy." "It's me that has to ask him questions." "Doesn't he come of his own accord?" "Doesn't he tell all about school?" "He has to tell me because he has to leave earlier, but later he doesn't say anything." "He's very introverted." "You could encourage him by asking him specific questions and motivate him to express himself freely." "That's very important with children." "That they're taught to express themselves." "That's what I do." "You have a cigarette?" "If you want one, help yourself." "A smoke?" "Yes, I'd love to." "There are some here." "Don't do too much." "No, no." "I'll be there soon." "It's well furnished." "For a technician." "It's relative expensive for an employed draftsman." "A technical draftsman." "Yes, a technical draftsman." "I don't understand it, either." "She doesn't help him by working." "I can't imagine it." "You think so?" "How can they manage that way?" "So... it's ready." "How nice!" "Wonderful!" "Oh, God!" "I'll pour you some coffee." "Can you manage?" "Thanks." "It's similar to our place." "Yes, I think the rooms are the same." "We won't be neighbors for much longer." "Did you know that?" "No?" "Why?" "Just to visit." "My husband is expecting to better himself." "And..." "Professionally?" "Yes, professionally." "And then we'll be moving to a bigger apartment." "What'll his job be?" "In the administration, probably." "It's bound to be in another city and..." "May I sit down next to you?" "Yes!" "Is it financially better?" "Yes, of course." "Great!" "Are there no other possibilities here?" "Yes, but not as good." "Have you got a light?" "Sure, one moment." "I'm not supposed to talk about it yet." "It's not a 100%." "But with the salary..." "Yes, it will be a better pay." "Your hisband's gained so much weight." "It suits him." "He gained it so quickly." "Is his health good?" "Yes, he's healthy, anyway." "If you move now with your son..." "My son said that yours isn't doing well at school." "Oh, you know." "He mainly does what he likes." "He doesn't like arithmetic, but he loves singing and gymnastics." "He's very good at those." "That's very nce." "That should be encouraged." "He certainly won't be a professional singer." "But he loves singing." "I don't think it means much at that age." "I don't think so." "You needn's worry." "Talent at that age is difficult to recognize." "Well, we're perhaps..." "Ours are very playful, too." "Chris will be upset..." "Your son likes to play with mine." "Is the coffee good?" "Excellent." "I wanted to tell you." "Will you be able to use this furniture in the new apartment?" "I don't know yet." "I haven't seen it." "You probably buy some new pieces." "Yes, perhaps." "If the layout is different, then I will." "Even if you take some." "Yes." "That's nice." "You don't engage in much cultural activities like going to the theatre?" "Yes, I do." "Yes?" "I like going to the theatre and the opera." "We simply couldn't do without it." "Naturally it has to do with your husband's profession." "Your son will have to change school." "True, there'll be difficulties." "We have to weigh what's more important, finances or..." "Of course our son is more important, we hope he adapts." "I think a child gets used to these things more quickly than adults." "Probably!" "You shouldn't worry about this." "They are very supple." "Yes, right." "Adaptable." "You said it." "Where did you go for vacation?" "We didn't go far." "To his parents' house nearby." "Oh, God!" "Any mustard?" "Cheers!" "To your health!" "Best of luck!" "Happiness!" "Typist, typist, cheers!" "Don't call her that." "It's forbidded!" "Our typist!" "Uncivilized!" "Please..." "You can't stand dancing alone?" "Don't get too close to my wife." "The importance of this party would be diminished." "Because the occasion is so..." "What are you talking about?" "No, no." "You don't understand." "Dear Mrs. Maron..." "Dear Mr. Maron..." "Dear Ms. Maron..." "Dear Boss..." "My dearest..." "My dear colleague..." "Dear... colleagues..." "Allow me that I today just once say a word to talk about about our office atmosphere." "...which I believe is a very good one indeed." "One might even say that it is not only excellent but also very friendly." "That is to say, the atmosphere is friendly." "One might say that it's also co-operative." "But, as I said, we don't constitute in general we are not one a whole." "In a way, our office consists of individualists." "Here I would like to mention one person." "Our dear Mrs. Eder." "I would like to congratulate her." "Mrs. Eder, you're a completely totally helpful person." "If anyone has done anything for the working atmosphere that person is you." "But also our Mr. Moland who is if I may say, so very critical but also a pleasant colleague just like our Benjamin." "He has had a little bit too much but it proves that he likes it here." "Please excuse him, dear Boss." "He's a bit drunk." "But it's nothing serious." "We don't work tomorrow." "I don't want to forget our dear Boss and express our gratitude for him being strict but fair and kind." "Dear Mr. Maron, would you drink as a brother with me?" "I believe we have to go." "Yes, yes, please..." "We have such a good..." "Take it easy." "...working relationship even though you're the boss we could drink as brothers." "I have a long way to go." "Why now?" "Don't go, we're having a good time." "Why go?" "We're celebrating!" "I have to excuse myself, Sibyl lives far away from here." "Have a quick drink." "I cannot drive her home." "I have to drive myself and there's snow outside." "We could've drank as brothers." "We'll do it someday." "It would be good for our future." "It's good." "Excuse I must really go." "No, no." "Continue celebrating." "Goodbye." "We don't want to spoil the party." "We're leaving." "It would have been nice to drink as brothers." "You have to understand." "I must drive far." "I understood." "I have my cigarettes?" "You have everything." "Goodbye everyone." "Thank you very much." "You should have stayed." "It was a pleasure." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "It would have been nice if they stayed." "And have another drink with us." "This one?" "Yes?" "Wonderful!" "May I say goodbye?" "Not that one!" "Goodbye!" "Have fun!" "Goodbye!" "Let's go." "Are you not interested in a promotion?" "What did I say?" "The way you acted!" "You have no sense for knowing where your place is." "What did I do wrong?" "Please...!" "The older you get, more stupid you get, and fatter." "The neighbors talk about it." "The neighbors!" "Yes!" "Mrs. Eder said it was a beautiful idea." "Mrs. Eder is Mrs. Eder, and my neighbors are my neighbors." "Don't talk to them so much." "You should be a bit more reserved in everything." "Only at home you're as silent as a fish." "Here you never stopped talking nonsense." "Come with me." "Read out loud!" "The eagle." "The eagle is a big bird and has wide and beautiful wings." "You need to practice how to pronounce beautiful wings." "Beautiful wings." "Say only..." "Your tongue is a bit further back." "Further back." "Say again beautiful wings." "Beautiful wings." "That wasn't very good." "Beautiful wings." "Practice the Sch and the S or you'll have trouble later on." "Start from the top." "The eagle." "The eagle is a big bird and has wide and beautiful wings." "He can fly high and from above, he sees..." "...everything..." "What is it?" "A z." "A z!" "Read it again." "From above he sees everything small, and he can see far away." "When his young ones grow up, they fly away." "And they never come back." "I saw an eagle in the zoo." "He's in a cage." "He's sad and doesn't move." "But when he's free, he soars into the sky." "This great black bird makes wide circles." "You plan to see somebody else?" "Yes." "But I don't know where they are now." "They're somewhere in the countryside." "Do you want to do that at the same time?" "We could go there together over the weekend." "I'd like to see Straubing again." "I haven't been there for ages." "It has changed, I suppose." "Mr." "Raab." "Yes, please?" "I can appreciate your creative and personal life but couldn't you cut down your personal calls around this time?" "I've tried to get Cologne for a half hour." "Please!" "Excuse me, excuse me." "This evening, then!" "See you around 7 o'clock." "I didn't recognize you at all." "At the time, he wanted to punch my ears." "I've forgotten why." "It was a wild chase around the table." "With a chair in his hand he shouted: "I'll get you!"" "You've never ran so fast in your job!" "At the door I turned around and said: "Alright, hit me!"" "And he said, "I'll do it on your ear."" "And then he hesitated for a moment." "The others who were present including myself, laughed like mad." "I believe he hit Geiger and then ran after you." "So he gave them a taste of the same medicine." "He chased them up and down the corridors." "He chased them up and down the corridors." "Warscht had been in an asylum." "You could tell that even then he had a persecution complex." "He used to go to the station and when asked where he was going he said: "To Paris."" ""They're persecuting me here."" "He meant the pupils, teachers and colleagues." "He said they were his enemies who were out to kill him." "And his neighbor, too." "He was gone, but now he's back teaching English." ""Raab, silly one!" "You're the president, get yourself together."" "I remember he always used to be looking for the one who kept breaking his windows." "It was all in his imagination." "He was always like that." "When the pupils talked among themselves during his lessons he always thought they were talking about him." "He thought they were imitating and laughing about him." "The funniest time was on Fridays at the balcony." "He got Geiger and Mohler..." "You were the strict boss." "You scolded us whenever we made fun of people." "Or when we made mistakes reading the gospels." "They always made mistakes." "That's true." "I believe there was somebody I think it was Mohler, who always sang off-key." "Despite all you did, you couldn't make him sing any better." "That made us terribly angry, but for years he couldn't learn." "Yes, he just wasn't able to hear it." "To course him, he was allowed to read the Epistles." "You intoned the canticles and we above bellowed our heads off and down below the people couldn't sing with us." "Oh yes, they did." "And the priest at the altar forget his prayers because he was ashamed of us." "Then he too sang out loud with us." ""Where should I turn to."" "Is this the boy's?" "Yes, it's his." "We sang beautiful songs." "We loved to sing them!" "That's right." "With lots of soul." "You always said we should go to church on Sundays." "You always reminded me that one should go on Sundays." "Because I was a bit lazy." "I felt like staying in bed." "I used to be convinced." "You told me:" ""Even if you don't believe, you've got to go." "It's done."" "You really convinced me, so I went from time to time." "iiiWhere would I turn to...iiii iii...if I feel sadness and painiiii" "iiiTo whom may I send my joy...iiii iii...if it cheerfully beats my heart.iiii" "iiiTo you, to you." "Oh, Father...iiii iii..." "I come to you in happiness and pain.iiii iiiYou send all the joy...iiii iii...you heal all the pain.iiii" "The firm I work for has sent me for my usual check-up." "Our Boss sends us here every six months." "I think it's very sensible." "This way, we've been able to discover often serious illnesses." "Have you been having any trouble lately?" "I couldn't say problems, but I still have my headaches." "But not often." "Or...?" "When do you get them?" "Mostly after work." "Evenings, mostly." "But you don't wake up with a headache?" "Not in the morning, but the evening, when I'm home." "You prescribed some pills for me." "I take two or three." "One has no effect." "We'll switch to another medicine." "Now I'll see." "Show me." "Face me." "Does it hurt?" "Only the hitting." "You have pain here?" "No, no." "Here?" "No." "There?" "No." "Here?" "No." "That's all." "You might be overworked or smoking too much." "How many?" "Abour 40 a day." "Forty?" "That's a bit too much." "You should cut down." "I'll check you blood pressure." "Take off your coat." "Roll up your sleeve." "Put your arm here." "Your blood pressure is slightly high." "And the cigarettes are partly to blame." "I advise you to quit smoking and you'll notice that the headaches will disappear." "You should rest." "Sometimes I have I son't know how to describe it it begins in the back, but more near the temples." "It's nothing serious." "It's your slightly high blood pressure." "It certainly has something to do with your smoking." "And I have the impression you've been overworking." "Take a vacation, and stop smoking during that time." "It won't be easy to stop." "I suppose not." "But I think it will do you a lot of good." "I'd like for you to come back in a month or two." "We'll then see if your pressure is better." "How's you wife?" "Fine, She'll see you next week." "Thank you." "Goodbye." "There's nothing organically wrong." "Everything's fine." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." "It would be nice to work at the head office." "I'll try to get in." "I think it would be difficult." "There are not many jobs." "And a new one was just hired." "I had an offer." "I was offered a higher salary and prospects of promotion." "Yes?" "Here in Munich?" "It would be better." "I don't know anyone there, except the friend that suggested the job." "But I don't know." "I'll think about it." "Would this job be better?" "The work is more diverse." "You must be careful of big firms, for it's less individual." "In our company, it's very pleasant." "We know each other." "It's a good thing when you get along with your colleagues." "What do you think of Mrs. Eder?" "I find a little bit strange." "She's always saying she's feeling fine." "I believe her." "That's the impression she makes on me." "She's a very modest and unassuming woman." "She's like an old spinster." "I don't think so." "I like her anyway." "Now it's off." "Is it bad?" "I was in the city at the beautiful shops." "Very stable on the water." "From tomorrow on you'll get both." "Did you fix things with Fischer?" "Not quite!" "If I were you, I'd try hard." "We have to talk about, but not over the telephone." "I see." "So it won't be long." "Shall I get you more?" "Was Andrea here?" "Did you pay?" "Did you do your homework?" "Did you check up on his homework?" "Or should I do it?" "I didn't have time." "Will you do it?" "Is it correct?" "Tomorrow I have work at school." "Empty your mouth when you speak." "What are you doing?" "Work at school." "Fine." "Write too?" "Mr. Raab, may I have the green felt?" "But I need it back right away." "...if the floors are a little bit wider." "At our house we'll go skiing for our vacation and I'm thrilled." "Every year, for 11 months, I think of nothing else." "From home I'll drive with my friends." "We're renting a little cabin in a small village." "It's cheaper than staying at a hotel." "We're driving together, about 8 of us." "And then we go skiing." "We get up around 7 and by 9 we're on the ski-tack." "There's only a few people there." "By ten, or eleven, you have to wait for hours." "Then we're already up by 10." "Then we go down." "It's really fantastic." "It's hard to describe." "All that snow and the sun." "It's like a dream." "Really?" "You can ski down for ten miles." "There are several tracks to choose from." "It's fabulous." "Two years ago I was scared to death." "I wasn't as good as I am now." "Then I took a ski course." "I learned a lot and trained every day." "Besides I fell in love." "My friend was very upset." "There was tension between my ski instructor and my friend." "It was wonderful." "So, you do the snow-plough." "Later on, you learn the stem." "You put your feet in this position and bend your knees." "And when you can do that, you're happy and satisfied." "Then you can do the stem and really enjoy skiing." "It's really a lot of fun to do!" "It looks terribly because you have the legs spread out  but one is happy as a snow king!" "The second year I went to learn the slalom." "That's the ultimate!" "It's marvellous!" "You've got to be fast." "And it's very hard." "A straight descent is much easier." "It requires much less effort." "But when it's fairly flat you have to use your hips." "It's easier when it's steep." "When it's flat you use your hips." "It looks so easy, like a child's play." "But it's difficult." "Especially with my seven-foot skis." "The usual length is 6 feet." "But mine are long because I'm very tall." "I bought a new pair of steel skis for myself." "Besides I bought a new suit." "It's a special suit." "You wear it over your pants." "It is like the modern slacks." "It's the same color as the jacket." "It's very chic." "Everyone is competing to look the best." "The costume is very chic." "And I've got new skis too." "I'm very happy with it." "It's so unfortunate that..." "Excuse me for a moment." "I have to tell you something." "Yes?" "One day, we were skiing down to see who was the fastests." "And we were going very fast and one of our friends broke his leg." "It was awful." "I was depressed all day." "Finally, the rescue team arrived." "They were two men with a very big sledge." "That was the rescue team." "You could sit in the front or the back of the sledge and go down in it..." "Thank you." "Good morning." "Are you the Boss?" "Yes." "What is it?" "I'm Hamm." "Crime squad!" "We're looking for Mr. Raab." "He works for me." "What's this all about." "Didn't anybody call you?" "No." "Who?" "You don't know?" "I have no information." "They found the bodies of his son, wife and a neighbor in his apartment." "For God's Sake!" "May I talk to him?" "Mr. Raab's wife?" "For Heaven's sake!" "May I talk to him?" "Yes, please." "Where's Mr. Raab?" "Where is he?" "In the restroom." "Go and see." "Imagine, he killed his wife and his son." "What?" "How do you know that?" "You said so!" "Why does he say?" "I'm sorry, his wife and his son are dead, aren't they?" "That's all that was said." "For Heaven's sake!" "Did he come to work on time?" "Like always he came on time." "He came with me." "It was shortly past 8." "Didn't he act strangely?" "I wasn't here then." "Were you all here?" "And Raab entered later?" "He came inside with me." "Was Mr. Raab alone?" "No, no." "He came up with me." "When did this happened?" "It happened last night?" "It can't be true!" "Mr." "Raab couldn't have done that." "We don't know that." "You work here as long as him?" "Mr. Raab was here first." "Have you any personal contact with Mr. Raab?" "I only know him as a colleague." "And you?" "He doesn't talk much." "Have you ever been to his place?" "Do you know his wife?" "She's very nice." "Yes, yes." "Have you ever visited him?" "Yes." "You too?" "No." "I knew Mrs. Raab slightly." "We didn't visit each other." "I think the news are terrible." "It can't be true!" "Terrible!" "He must have been working for us for a year and a half." "It's terrible." "It's horrible." "Haven't you noticed anything particular?" "He was more quiet lately than before." "Many people are quiet." "The other day he had a strange telephone conversation with some relative of his." "Some relative... a school friend." "When was that?" "When was it?" "I don't know..." "some time ago now." "Maybe a week or so." "A week or fourteen days?" "I know that someone came to visit them." "That's why his wife called him." "How do you know they had a visitor?" "Because they talked about it." "Over the telephone?" "Nothing moves in there." "Mr. Raab?" "Mr. Raab!" "How horrible!"