Richard again talked about the war, particularly about Russia's uncertain attitude, which would make trouble for herself in the end. He also returned to the previous day's material about his experience at the Zoo; no accident had actually happened to him, the tragedy was that he caught a cold and had earache. (By implication he showed his resistance against Mrs K.'s interpretation of the previous day about the actual meaning of the tragedy in that context). He questioned Mrs K. about the way she spent her time and about her family. He wanted to know about Mr K. and how many children they had, how old the children were and what their professions were. Then, looking at the various pictures hanging in the room, he pointed with interest at a picture of two dogs together, also at