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           Itwasn’tjustusingupthemoneythatcausedthedifficulty,ofcourse,itwasmuchmoretodowithmenotworkingatthebusinessasmuchasIusedto.Ifyouwanttodosomethingaboutyourtrialyoudon’thavemuchtimeforanythingelse.""Soyou’realsoworkingatthecourtyourself?"askedK."That’sjustwhatIwanttolearnmoreabout.""Ican’ttellyouverymuchaboutthat,"saidthebusinessman,"atfirstItriedtodothattoobutIsoonhadtogiveitupagain.Itwearsyououttoomuch,andit’sreallynotmuchuse.Anditturnedouttobequiteimpossibletoworkthereyourselfandtonegotiate,atleastformeitwas.It’saheavystraintherejustsittingandwaiting.Youknowyourselfwhattheairislikeinthoseoffices.""HowdoyouknowI’vebeenthere,then?"askedK."Iwasinthewaitingroommyselfwhenyouwentthrough.""Whatacoincidencethatis!"exclaimedK.,totallyengrossedandforgettinghowridiculousthebusinessmanhadseemedtohimearlier."Soyousawme!YouwereinthewaitingroomwhenIwentthrough.Yes,Ididgothroughitonetime.""Itisn’tsuchabigcoincidence,"saidthebusinessman,"I’mtherenearlyeveryday.""IexpectI’llhavetogotherequiteoftenmyselfnow,"saidK.,"althoughIcanhardlyexpecttobeshownthesamerespectasIwasthen.Theyallstoodupforme.TheymusthavethoughtIwasajudge.""No,"saidthebusinessman,"weweregreetingtheservantofthecourt.Weknewyouwereadefendant.Thatsortofnewsspreadsveryquickly.""Soyoualreadyknewaboutthat,"saidK.