Spark of life by Remarque Erich Maria 1898-1970

Author:Remarque, Erich Maria, 1898-1970
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Fiction in German 1900-1945 English texts
Publisher: London : Granada
Published: 1981-10-25T16:00:00+00:00

Til try,' said Berger. 'Have you a piece of bread? Or anything else to eat? I'll let you know.'

The man took a piece of bread from his pocket and broke it in two. He gave the smaller piece to Berger. 'Here. But find out. We must know!'

'Yes.' Berger stepped back. Someone tapped him on the shoulder from behind. It was the green kapo who had led Mosse, Brede and the four others to the crematorium. 'Are you the tooth-plumber?'

'Yes.'

'There's one more tooth to be pulled downstairs. You're to come down.'

The kapo was very pale. He sweated and leaned against the wall Berger glanced at the man who had given him the bread, and winked. The man followed him to the exit. 'It's already solved,' said Berger. 'They weren't the relief. They're dead. I must go down.'

'Sure?'

'Yes. Otherwise I wouldn't have to go down.'

'Thank God.' The man breathed with relief. 'Give me back that bread,' he said then.

'No.' Berger stuck his hand in his pocket and held on to the bread.

'Fathead! I only wanted to give you the bigger piece instead! The thing is well worth it.'

They exchanged the bread and Berger went back into the cellar. Steinbrenner and Weber had gone. Only Schulte and Dreyer were still there. From the four hooks on the wall four men were hanging. One of them was Mosse. He had been hanged wearing his spectacles. Brede and the last one of the six were already lying on the ground.

'Take that one down,' said Schulte calmly. 'He has a gold crown in front.'

Berger tried to lift the man. He couldn't do it. Only when Dreyer helped him did he manage, and the man fell to the ground like a doll filled with sawdust. 'Is he the one?' asked Schulte. ' 'Yes.'

The dead man had a gold canine tooth. Berger pulled

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