She tries to put the situation into perspective, but Gretchen Fischer remains undecided

"Now please relax Gretchen"

Were the words of her French colleague. Gretchen Fischer and Claudine Bertrand knew each other, as they were both among the few young colleagues in the college, quite well and Claudine had already suspected that this moment on the trip would inevitably come when the prudish behavior of the young Germans would cause tension. However, she hadn't expected that this would be the case with Gretchen, who is known as a swimmer, because of some fashionably revealing swimwear.

She stepped up to the tense Gretchen Fischer and put an arm around her:

"Think of it that way, they are young and want to show off a little about what they have to offer, all harmless fun"

Gretchen looked at Claudine indecisively. This she pressed and added:

"Come on, put on your swimming gear and swim a few laps, after that you will see everything more relaxed. The journey has made you tense ..."

The French woman massaged her colleague lightly