Ritz was at last awake.

Edi quickly stepped up to his aunt and said: "I did not mean alive, only after his death, like Achilles did." "Now he too is talking in his sleep and says all kinds of nonsense," the aunt cried quite excitedly, for she had long since forgotten Edi's judgment on the enemy and she did not know what he was talking about.
"No, no, it cannot go on like this, children must go to bed in good time, else the whole household gets out of joint." Edi wanted to explain once more, only to make it clear to her, and not to have to go to bed misunderstood, so he had followed her about, and now a greater misunderstanding had arisen.

There was no more chance for explanation.

Ritz and Edi were shoved into their room, the light put on the table, the door was closed, and away went Auntie.
"I am sure Mother will come to us.

I must explain everything to her," Edi said to himself, for to be so misunderstood disquieted the thinking Edi exceedingly.