The Life of Objects (2012)
“Dorothea was angry when she discovered that Felix had given them the passes, perhaps imagining that they themselves might one day use them. It was the only quarrel I ever knew them to have—whether to fly to safety or to stay at Löwendorf. Once Felix gave away the passes, it would be difficult for the Metzenburgs to leave the country. Kreck told me that Dorothea had considered for a moment going to Copenhagen, where she had cousins, but the Nazis invaded Denmark the first week of April, and she did not mention it again.
When a family of smiling gypsies appeared in the stable yard, Frau Schmidt flung open a kitchen window and screamed, “Raus, ihr Schweine, oder ich lasse euch verprügeln!” Get out, you swine, or I’ll have you thrashed! The gypsies did not bother to answer or even to look at her, sauntering down the avenue, followed by Felix’s dogs.
When I saw that one of the boys carried Bessie, Felix’s favorite brown-and-white spaniel, I put down my work and rushed after them.
Write Review:
User Reviews: