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           "Thisway,"saidthecarer,pointingtoadarktrunkwithacarved,woodenbackrest.Whenhehadsatdown,K.continuedtolookroundtheroom,itwasalargeroomwithahighceiling,theclientsofthislawyerforthepoormusthavefeltquitelostinit.K.thoughthecouldseethelittlestepswithwhichvisitorswouldapproachthemassivedesk.Butthenheforgotaboutallofthisandhadeyesonlyforthecarerwhosatveryclosebesidehim,almostpressinghimagainstthearmrest."Ididthink,"shesaid"youwouldcomeoutheretomebyyourselfwithoutmehavingtocallyoufirst.Itwasodd.Firstyoustareatmeassoonasyoucomein,andthenyoukeepmewaiting.AndyououghttocallmeLeni,too,"sheaddedquicklyandsuddenly,asifnomomentofthisconversationshouldbelost."Gladly,"saidK."Butasforitsbeingodd,Leni,that’seasytoexplain.Firstly,Ihadtolistentowhattheoldmenweresayingandcouldn’tleavewithoutagoodreason,butsecondlyI’mnotaboldperson,ifanythingI’mquiteshy,andyou,Leni,youdidn’treallylooklikeyoucouldbewonoverinonestroke,either.""That’snotit,"saidLeni,layingonearmonthearmrestandlookingatK.,"youdidn’tlikeme,andIdon’tsupposeyoulikemenow,either.""Likingwouldn’tbeverymuch,"saidK.,evasively."Oh!"sheexclaimedwithasmile,thusmakinguseofK.’scommenttogainanadvantageoverhim.SoK.remainedsilentforawhile.Bynow,hehadbecomeusedtothedarknessintheroomandwasabletomakeoutvariousfixturesandfittings.