Blumenfeld! Any news?
The tall officer waves his hand and opens the door cautiously, ready to make his bow.
He is malting his career!
RITZAU
He is a good fellow. I can't bear it, Stein. I am suffocating here.
STEIN
Would you rather be in Paris?
RITZAU
I would prefer any less unbearable country to this. How dull it must be here in the winter time.
STEIN