Chapter 17: Flying from the Cross

⁠​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌⁠The burgomaster went to the office every morning at six o'clock, for the work to be accomplished during the day was very great and required an early beginning. Freyer usually arrived about seven to share the task with him. On Fridays, however, he often commenced his labor before the energetic burgomaster. It was on that day that the rush upon the ticket office began, and every one's hands were fil