Renate: Even friends, yes, even husband and wife, can’t always tell each other everything. Sometimes they have to give each other a long time until the right word has grown and ripened. Words have their proper time. Forced words are like broken buds. What you solemnly call a betrayal of your friendship could be just the opposite, a necessary test of your friendship. Perhaps Christoph would betray himself and you if he spoke now about something that isn’t yet ripe. Ulrich: Between friends there are