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           Thismadehisastonishmentallthemoreobviouswhenheheardthefollowingwordsfromthelawyer:"Youspeakwellofhim,"saidthelawyer,"butthat’sjustwhatmakesitdifficultforme.Yousee,thejudgedidnotspeakwellofhimatall,neitheraboutBlocknorabouthiscase.""Didn’tspeakwellofhim?"askedLeni."Howisthatpossible?"Blocklookedatherwithsuchtensionheseemedtothinkthatalthoughthejudge’swordshadbeenspokensolongbeforeshewouldbeabletochangetheminhisfavour."Notatall,"saidthelawyer."InfacthebecamequitecrosswhenIstartedtotalkaboutBlocktohim."Don’ttalktomeaboutBlock,"hesaid."Heismyclient,"saidI."You’relettinghimabuseyou,"hesaid."Idon’tthinkhiscaseislostyet,"saidI."You’relettinghimabuseyou,"herepeated."Idon’tthinkso,"saidI."Blockworkshardinhiscaseandalwaysknowswhereitstands.Hepracticallyliveswithmesothathealwaysknowswhat’shappening.Youdon’talwaysfindsuchenthusiasmasthat.He’snotverypleasantpersonally,Igrantyou,hismannersareterribleandhe’sdirty,butasfarasthetrial’sconcernedhe’squiteimmaculate."Isaidimmaculate,butIwasdeliberatelyexaggerating.Thenhesaid,"Blockissly,that’sall.He’saccumulatedplentyofexperienceandknowshowtodelayproceedings.Butthere’smorethathedoesn’tknowthanhedoes.