translated through Margot Bettauer...

translated through Margot Bettauer Dembo

It was winter when Stein lay the foundation of the house. He called me a certain quantity of time in early December, and said, "Hello," then nothing. I didn't say anything either. He said, "This is Stein." "I know," I said. He said, "So how's it going?" I said, "Why are you calling?" He said, "I've set it." Not quite comprehending, I asked him, "What did you find?" and he answered irritably, "The house! I raise the house."

The house. Now I remembered. Stein and his talk about the house,