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           Thedoorhadhardlyclosedwhenhecalledout,"Atlast!Nowthathe’sstoppedjumpingaboutwecangotoo!"Oncetheywereinthefronthallofthebank,whereseveralmembersofstaffwerestandingaboutandwhere,justthen,thedeputydirectorwaswalkingacross,therewasunfortunatelynowayofstoppingK.’sunclefromcontinuallyaskingquestionsaboutthetrial."Nowthen,Josef,"hebegan,lightlyacknowledgingthebowsfromthosearoundthemastheypassed,"tellmeeverythingaboutthistrial;whatsortoftrialisit?"K.madeafewcommentswhichconveyedlittleinformation,evenlaughedalittle,anditwasonlywhentheyreachedthefrontstepsthatheexplainedtohisunclethathehadnotwantedtotalkopenlyinfrontofthosepeople."Quiteright,"saidhisuncle,"butnowstarttalking."Withhisheadtooneside,andsmokinghiscigarinshort,impatientdraughts,helistened."Firstofall,Uncle,"saidK.,"it’snotatriallikeyou’dhaveinanormalcourtroom.""Somuchtheworse,"saidhisuncle."How’sthat?"askedK.,lookingathim."WhatImeanis,that’sfortheworse,"herepeated.Theywerestandingonthefrontstepsofthebank;asthedoorkeeperseemedtobelisteningtowhattheyweresayingK.drewhisuncledownfurther,wheretheywereabsorbedintothebustleofthestreet.HisuncletookK.’sarmandstoppedaskingquestionswithsuchurgencyaboutthetrial,theywalkedonforawhileinsilence.