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           It’sbestifwegosomewhereelse,thenIcananswerallyourquestions,asfarasIcan.AndIknowverywellthatIhavetoaccounttothefamilyforwhatIdo.""Youcertainlydo!"hisuncleshouted,"Quiteright,youdo.Nowjustgetamoveon,Josef,hurryupnow!""IstillhaveafewdocumentsIneedtoprepare,"saidK.,and,usingtheintercom,hesummonedhisdeputywhoenteredafewmomentslater.K.’suncle,stillangryandexcited,gesturedwithhishandtoshowthatK.hadsummonedhim,eventhoughtherewasnoneedwhatevertodoso.K.stoodinfrontofthedeskandexplainedtotheyoungman,wholistenedcalmandattentive,whatwouldneedtobedonethatdayinhisabsence,speakinginacalmvoiceandmakinguseofvariousdocuments.ThepresenceofK.’sunclewhilethiswasgoingonwasquitedisturbing;hedidnotlistentowhatwasbeingsaid,butatfirsthestoodtherewitheyeswideopenandnervouslybitinghislips.Thenhebegantowalkupanddowntheroom,stoppednowandthenatthewindow,orstoodinfrontofapicturealwaysmakingvariousexclamationssuchas,"Thatistotallyincomprehensibletome!"or"Nowjusttellme,whatareyousupposedtomakeofthat?!"TheyoungmanpretendedtonoticenothingofthisandlistenedtoK.’sinstructionsthroughtotheend,hemadeafewnotes,bowedtobothK.andhisuncleandthenlefttheroom.K.’sunclehadturnedhisbacktohimandwaslookingoutthewindow,bunchingupthecurtainswithhisoutstretchedhands.