 Those who stay behind into the autumn are Hans and Doralice Grimm and Geheimrat Knospelius – the latter because, unbeknown to everyone, he has handed in his resignation and now has all the time in the world, and the Grimms because they actually have no other place to go.In the course of the summer, Hans has become more and more monosyllabic, and Doralice longs for some serious talk concerning their future together