my question is about chapter 15

The officer concludes his letter with a postscript saying the landlady Frau Schmidt woke him up to tell him silver was missing, but he hardly cared since “these Germans! They spend five years looting Europe and then come crying to you in the middle of the night because someone’s pinched a jam spoon!” (98). However, the missing silver was found; the officer assumes Ruth told Jan to put it back.

in the middle of the night because someone pinched a jam spoon however the missing silver was found the officer assums Ruth told Jan to put it back