The next day, Ursula went to visit Pfarrer Bernau in his parish. She was still pondering her conversation with Anna from the day before. As much as she wanted to convince herself that Anna’s warnings were pulled out of thin air, she knew better. Her – totally inappropriate – feelings for Tom were growing, which put her in an awkward position. Not only because he was an escaped prisoner, but also because of her sense of duty towards Andreas, who hadn’t been gone for more than three months. She was betraying so many people in such a variety of ways, all for the attraction she felt for him.
The small church was a relatively new and plain building, unlike the ostentatious Berlin Cathedral that was reminiscent of the glorious times in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
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