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I 'd shoot the lot , I would ! '' `` They _ are _ wicked ! '' Mrs. Gerhardt echoed : `` That was a dreadful thing to do ! '' But it was not till Gerhardt came in at five o'clock , white as a sheet , that she perceived how this dreadful catastrophe affected them . `` I have been called a German , '' were the first words he uttered ; `` Dollee , I have been called a German . '' `` Well , so you are , my dear , '' said Mrs. Gerhardt . `` You do not see , '' he answered , with a heat and agitation which surprised her .