From the top of the hill, you could get a perspective of a theatre. Agnes was a singer there. As a singer, she was perfection itself. Her performance was perfect. Agnes’s photographs often appeared on the periodicals. Perhaps she was so famous that Nazis² wanted her to perform for Hitler’s birthday. The personnel manager called on her in person . He tried to persuade her to perform the contract and sing for Hitler. “with your permission, I will inform them now.” he said. Agnes refused, “I will not permit it happen. This is my permanent decision.” The manager said , “I have no right to interfere³ with your personal liberty. Last night, almost a hundred people perished in the struggle against the Nazi¹ . lf you persist in that they will persecute⁴ you. All personnel hope you can agree to perform.” Agnes was a woman with a strong personality. In spite of his efforts at persuasion⁵, she didn’t agree. She replied , “I know that perfectly⁶ well. But don’t perplex the issue; it isn’t so complicated. What percentage of the audiences is Nazi? I must get the story in its proper perspectives. I am a Jew. I am a hundred percent in disagreement with you . This is my perpetual loyalty⁷ to my faith. The roses perfume the air in summer and perish in winter. I know it is the most difficult period of my life. But I’ d rather die as a rose.”

从山顶你可以看到一座剧院的院景。阿格尼丝曾是那里的一名歌唱家。作为一名歌唱家，她自己就是完美的化身。她的表演是尽善尽美的。阿格尼丝的照片经常出现在期刊上面。也许她太有名了，纳粹想让她为希特勒的生日演出。人事经理亲自拜访她。他试图说服她履行合同为希特勒演唱。他说：“得到你的允许的话，我立刻就通知他们。”阿格尼丝拒绝了：“我不会允许这种事发生的。这是永久的决定。”经理说：“我没有权利干涉你个人的自由。昨天夜里，大约一百人在同纳粹的抗争中消亡了。如果你坚持这样的话，他们会迫害你的。我们全体职员都希望你可以同意演出。”阿格尼丝是一名个性很强的女子。尽管经理为说服她而费尽努力，她还是没同意。她回答道：“我知道那点很清楚。但不要使问题复杂化了。它没有那么复杂。观众中纳粹的百分率是多少？我必须从正确的观点来了解事情。我是一名犹太人。我百分之一百不同意此事。这是我对自己信仰永恒的忠诚。玫瑰在夏天使空气芳香，在冬天里凋谢。我知道这是我一生里最困难的时期，但我宁愿像玫瑰那样死去。”