"But, indeed, you know absolutely nothing about men," replied Frau Rupius, as if she were annoyed. "You haven't, you know, the slightest idea among what kind of people you are living. I can assure you, you have no reason at all to be proud."
"I know, of course, that it is very stupid of me."
"Your sister-in-law—that is delightful!—your sister-in-law!"
"What do you mean, then?"
"I mean that she has had a lover too!"
"Whatever put such an idea as that into your head!"
"Well, she is not the only woman in this town."
"Yes, there are certainly women who … but, Albertine—"
"And do you know who it was? That is very amusing! It was Herr
Klingemann!"
"No, that is impossible!"