“said Mr. Pollunder, precisely during one of “Karl’s absent moments. The automobile stood before a country house that was built in the style of country houses favored by rich people in the vicinity of New York and therefore taller and more substantial than strictly necessary in a country house designed for a single family. Since only the lower part was illuminated, it was impossible to gauge the height of the house. In front were rustling chestnut trees through which—the gate was already open—a ...short path led to the front steps. Karl thought he could tell from his weariness, as he descended from the automobile, that the journey had indeed taken quite a while. In the darkness under the row of chestnut trees he could hear a girl’s voice nearby say: “Mr. Jakob has come at last.” “The name is Rossmann,” said Karl, taking a hand extended by a girl whose silhouette he could now distinguish. “It’s only Jakob’s nephew,” Mr. Pollunder explained, “and his name is Karl Rossmann.”MoreLessRead More Read Less
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