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The whip-man
"Therewasnosoundfromtheservitorssoheadded,"Youcangobacktowhatyouweredoing."Hedidnotwanttobecomeinvolvedwithaconversationwiththem,andsoheleantoutofthewindow.Alittlewhilelater,whenhelookedoutinthecorridor,theyhadalreadygone.Now,K.remainedatthewindow,hedidnotdaregobackintothejunkroom,andhedidnotwanttogohomeeither.Theyardhelookeddownintowassmallandrectangular,allarounditwereoffices,allthewindowswerenowdarkandonlythoseattheverytopcaughtareflectionofthemoon.Ktriedhardtoseeintothedarknessofonecorneroftheyard,whereafewhandcartshadbeenleftbehindoneanother.Hefeltanguishatnothavingbeenabletopreventtheflogging,butthatwasnothisfault,ifFranzhadnotscreamedlikethat-clearlyitmusthavecausedagreatdealofpainbutit’simportanttomaintaincontrolofoneselfatimportantmoments-ifFranzhadnotscreamedthenitwasatleasthighlyprobablethatK.wouldhavebeenabletodissuadethewhip-man.Ifallthejuniorofficerswerecontemptiblewhywouldthewhip-man,whosepositionwasthemostinhumaneofall,beanyexception,andK.hadnoticedveryclearlyhowhiseyeshadlitupwhenhesawthebanknotes,hehadobviouslyonlyseemedseriousaboutthefloggingtoraisethelevelofthebribealittle.AndK.
