condensed master

Will Bonner
control it. Klaus had no doubt suffered the torments of Stefan, and probably others
for too long, and confrontation of any sort soon reduced him to what Will was
witnessing, a person who was expecting the worst.
He was starting to shake as if he had a fever, his cheeks quivering. Will moved
closer and Klaus appeared to visibly shrink in size as his shoulders hunched down
even further. "Stefan is trying to force you into joining his group, isn't he?"
"Nien, Nien, Nien." came the familiar reply that he had heard only a short
while ago, during the confrontation with Stefan.
"You're lying to me, because you are frightened."
"I don't know what you are talking about."
"You're frightened for your family, aren't you?"
Klaus looked terrified, but said nothing. Will knew that it was time to deliver
the blow.
"What will happen to your family when the immigration authorities learn of your
ties to Stefan and his group, you won't be able to help them then, will you? You
are immigrants aren't you? They won't tolerate having Nazis here in Australia, will
they?"
Klaus collapsed into a heap on the floor. "What do you want, what do you
want?" he kept saying.
"Where and when does Stefan hold his meetings? He has to be stopped. He
will drag you and your family into deep trouble with the authorities."
In a voice hardly perceptible, Will heard what he wanted. "I'll help you, please
help me." Will helped Klaus up from the floor and seated him in his chair.
The information flowed freely and it's content more revealing than Will could
have imagined. He looked at this pathetic man and the feelings of wartime came
flooding back to him. What must he have suffered as a German since the war had
ended? It was all over for the time being, Will had got what he came for, but he
felt far from happy about it. To be truthful, he was downright ashamed of what had
just transpired.
"Believe me Klaus, Stefan's bullying, and threatening others, as well as
yourself. I promise you he will eventually be stopped, and you'll not be bothered
by him again. In the meantime, both you and I will have to suffer a little longer, but
I'll be on your side, no one will know what's going on. What happened here today,
will be our secret."
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