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In the Cathedral
withhimatitscentrewhilehecompiledthelistofwordshewouldneed,thenlookedthemupinthedictionary,thenwrotethemout,thenpractisedtheirpronunciationandfinallytriedtolearnthembyheart.Thegoodintentionshehadhadearlier,though,seemedtohavelefthimcompletely,itwastheItalianwhohadcausedhimallthiseffortandsometimeshebecamesoangrywithhimthatheburiedthedictionaryundersomepapersfirmlyintendingtodonomorepreparation,butthenherealisedhecouldnotwalkupanddowninthecathedralwiththeItalianwithoutsayingaword,so,inanevengreaterrage,hepulledthedictionarybackoutagain.
Atexactlyhalfpastnine,justwhenhewasabouttoleave,therewasatelephonecallforhim,Leniwishedhimgoodmorningandaskedhowhewas,K.thankedherhurriedlyandtoldheritwasimpossibleforhimtotalknowashehadtogotothecathedral."Tothecathedral?"askedLeni."Yes,tothecathedral.""Whatdoyouhavetogotothecathedralfor?"saidLeni.K.triedtoexplainittoherbriefly,buthehadhardlybegunwhenLenisuddenlysaid,"They’reharassingyou."OnethingthatK.couldnotbearwaspitythathehadnotwantedorexpected,hetookhisleaveofherwithtwowords,butasheputthereceiverbackinitsplacehesaid,halftohimselfandhalftothegirlontheotherendofthelinewhocouldnolongerhearhim,"Yes,they’reharassingme."
Bynowthetimewaslateandtherewasalmostadangerhewouldnotbeontime.
