..
Assessor Stroebel speaking. Who is this please ... yes, this is
Assessor Stroebel. ... Yes, Commissioner ... [pause] I understand
you, I will remain in the office ... Yes, I examined the
Hochstetter woman. ... Yes, this Madame Hauteville [pause] I will
remain in the office until you call. ... Yes, Commissioner. Good-
bye. [He hangs up the receiver.]
BEERMANN [Energetically closes the book and tries to appear
indifferent.]
STROEBEL. Now you can convince yourself, Herr Beermann, the
Commissioner himself is following up this matter. He wants to have
another conference with me about it to-day.
BEERMANN. Am I to wait helplessly until the catastrophe happens?
STROEBEL. You must be consistent. ...
BEERMANN. It is possible that my best friends, acquaintances or
relatives are involved ...
STROEBEL. You must remain consistent. Doesn't this splendidly
justify the founding of your Society?
BEERMANN [in a rage]. Oh, leave me alone with your stupid Vice
Society. Are we not all human, after all!
STROEBEL. I do not understand you.
BEERMANN. Do you realize what severe pangs of conscience I suffer?
Last night as I pictured to myself all that is about to happen,
all these family misfortunes, I asked myself this question: What
really is morality? And ... I could not find the answer.
STROEBEL. Although you are ...
BEERMANN.
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