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           Blockwasverypleasedatthisandwithlively,butsilent,gesturesheimmediatelyurgedhertointercedeforhimwiththelawyer.Itwasclearthathedesperatelyneededtobetoldsomethingbythelawyer,althoughperhapsonlysothathecouldmakeuseoftheinformationwithhisotherlawyers.Leniprobablyknewverywellhowthelawyercouldbebroughtround,pointedtohishandandpursedherlipsasifmakingakiss.Blockimmediatelyperformedthehand-kissand,atfurtherurgingfromLeni,repeatedittwicemore.Butthelawyercontinuedtobesilent.ThenLenileantoverthelawyer,asshestretchedout,theattractiveshapeofherbodycouldbeseen,and,bentoverclosetohisface,shestrokedhislongwhitehair.Thatnowforcedhimtogiveananswer."I’mratherwaryoftellinghim,"saidthelawyer,andhisheadcouldbeseenshakingslightly,perhapssothathewouldfeelthepressureofLeni’shandbetter.Blocklistenedcloselywithhisheadlowered,asifbylisteninghewerebreakinganorder."Whatmakesyousowaryaboutit?"askedLeni.K.hadthefeelinghewaslisteningtoacontriveddialoguethathadbeenrepeatedmanytimes,thatwouldberepeatedmanytimesmore,andthatforBlockaloneitwouldneverloseitsfreshness."Whathashisbehaviourbeenliketoday?"askedthelawyerinsteadofananswer.BeforeLenisaidanythingshelookeddownatBlockandwatchedhimashortwhileasheraisedhishandstowardsherandrubbedthemtogetherimploringly.