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           "Thelawyernowlookedsomuchstrongerthatitseemedtheideaofbeingvisitedbecausehewasillhadsomehowmadehimweak,heremainedsupportinghimselfofoneelbow,whichmusthavebeenrathertiring,andcontinuallypulledatalockofhairinthemiddleofhisbeard."Youalreadylookmuchbetter,"saidK.’suncle,"nowthatthatwitchhasgoneoutside."Heinterruptedhimself,whispered,"Ibetyoushe’slistening!"andsprangovertothedoor.Butbehindthedoortherewasno-one,K.’sunclecamebacknotdisappointed,ashernotlisteningseemedtohimworsethanifshehadbeen,butprobablysomewhatembittered."You’remistakenabouther,"saidthelawyer,butdidnothingmoretodefendher;perhapsthatwashiswayofindicatingthatshedidnotneeddefending.Butinatonethatwasmuchmorecommittedhewenton,"Asfarasyournephew’saffairsareconcerned,thiswillbeanextremelydifficultundertakingandI’dcountmyselfluckyifmystrengthlastedoutlongenoughforit;I’mgreatlyafraiditwon’tdo,butanywayIdon’twanttoleaveanythinguntried;ifIdon’tlastoutyoucanalwaysgetsomebodyelse.Tobehonest,thismatterinterestsmetoomuch,andIcan’tbringmyselftogiveupthechanceoftakingsomepartinit.Ifmyheartdoestotallygiveoutthenatleastitwillhavefoundaworthyaffairtofailin."K.