Erich Maria Remarque. The life of a loan (№ 412549)

Everything froze around. Even the scandal that suddenly broke out in the cafe did not break the silence. From somewhere in the blink of an eye, a policeman appeared, several Algerians were gesticulating fervently, a girl was vilifying everything in the world, newspaper boys were running down the street screaming. Only Clerfe and Lillian sat in silence, it seemed as if they had sunk in glass suits to the bottom of an unfamiliar and restless lake; they felt no desire and were full of love.