translation.en: I mention this small episode because it assumes some importance in view of the tragedy which followed, but I was convinced at the time that the matter was entirely trivial and that his excitement had no justification.
translation.no: Jeg husker særlig denne lille episoden fordi den får en viss betydning i forbindelse med den sørgelige tildragelsen som senere fulgte. Men jeg var den gang overbevist om at det hele var fullstendig betydningsløst, og at hans opphisselse var ugrunnet.