“After that the delirium continued all the time. She did not recognize anyone. She died towards noon that same day. Before that they had taken me to the police station and from there to prison. There, during the eleven months I remained awaiting trial, I examined myself and my past, and understood it. I began to understand it on the third day: on the third day they took me there …”
He was going on but, unable to repress his sobs, he stopped. When he recovered himself he continued:
“I only began to understand when I saw her in her coffin …”
He gave a sob, but immediately continued hurriedly: