Процесс
Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Ashehadsaid,thetimeforsubmittingdocumentswasstillinthefutureandtherewasnorushtopreparethem,itwasmuchmoreimportanttostarttheinitialdiscussionswiththeappropriateofficials,andtheyhadalreadytakenplace.Withvaryingdegreesofsuccess,itmustbesaid.Itwasmuchbetternottogiveawayanydetailsbeforetheirtime,asinthatwayK.couldonlybeinfluencedunfavourablyandhishopesmightberaisedorhemightbemadetooanxious,betterjusttosaythatsomeindividualshavespokenveryfavourablyandshownthemselvesverywillingtohelp,althoughothershavespokenlessfavourably,buteventheyhavenotinanywayrefusedtohelp.Soallinall,theresultsareveryencouraging,onlyyoushouldcertainlynotdrawanyparticularconclusionsasallpreliminaryproceedingsbegininthesamewayanditwasonlythewaytheydevelopedfurtherthatwouldshowwhatthevalueofthesepreliminaryproceedingshasbeen.Anyway,nothinghasbeenlostyet,andifwecansucceedingettingtheofficedirector,despiteeverything,onourside-andseveralactionshavebeenundertakentothisend-theneverythingisacleanwound,asasurgeonwouldsay,andwecanwaitfortheresultswithsomecomfort.
Whenhestartedtalkingoninthiswaythelawyerwasquitetireless.HewentthroughitallagaineverytimeK.wenttoseehim.Therewasalwayssomeprogress,buthecouldneverbetoldwhatsortofprogressitwas.
