Unit 6 Great man II- Passage (3/5)

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2:30 a.m.

Hitler

Mrs. Junge 

Fuehrer

注意最后一个词为night.

This was interpreted by all as meaning that he judged the time had come to make his farewells. But it was not until long after midnight, at about 2:30 a.m. on April 30th, that Hitler appeared in the general dining passage where some 20 persons were as assembled. He walked down shaking hands with each and mumbling a few words that were inaudible. There was a thick film of moisture in his eyes and, as Mrs. Junge remembered. "They seemed to be looking far away, beyond the walls of the shelter." After he retired, a curious thing happened. The unendurable tension came to an end, and several persons went to the canteen to dance. The party soon became so noisy that word was sent from the Fuehrer's room requesting more quiet. The Russians might come in a few hours and kill them all, but in the meantime, for a brief spell, now that the Fuehrer's strict control of their lives was over, they would seek pleasure where they could find it, and they danced on through the night.