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Miss Bürstner’s Friend
Butitcanbethatmeetingsareconsideredunnecessary,andthat’showitishere.Now,afteryourcomment,Icanspeakopenly.Youaskedmyfriend,verballyorinwriting,forthechancetospeakwithher.Nowmyfriendisawareofyourreasonsforaskingforthismeeting-oratleastIsupposesheis-andso,forreasonsIknownothingabout,sheisquitesurethatitwouldbeofnobenefittoanyoneifthismeetingactuallytookplace.Moreover,itwasonlyyesterday,andonlyverybriefly,thatshemadeitcleartomethatsuchameetingcouldbeofnobenefitforyourselfeither,shefeelsthatitcanonlyhavebeenamatterofchancethatsuchanideacametoyou,andthatevenwithoutanyexplanationsfromher,youwillverysooncometorealiseyourself,ifyouhavenotdonesoalready,thefutilityofyouridea.Myanswertothatisthatalthoughitmaybequiteright,Iconsideritadvantageous,ifthematteristobemadeperfectlyclear,togiveyouanexplicitanswer.Iofferedmyservicesintakingonthetask,andaftersomehesitationmyfriendconceded.Ihope,however,alsotohaveactedinyourinterests,aseventheslightestuncertaintyintheleastsignificantofmatterswillalwaysremainacauseofsufferingandif,asinthiscase,itcanberemovedwithoutsubstantialeffort,thenitisbetterifthatisdonewithoutdelay.""Ithankyou,"saidK.assoonasMissMontaghadfinished.Hestoodslowlyup,lookedather,thenacrossthetable,thenoutthewindow-thehouseoppositestoodthereinthesun-andwenttothedoor.