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           Huld,thelawyer,"hesaid,"wewereatschooltogether.I’msureyouknowthename,don’tyou?No?Wellthatisodd.He’sgotaverygoodreputationasadefencebarristerandforworkingwiththepoor.ButIesteemhimespeciallyassomeoneyoucantrust.""It’salrightwithme,whateveryoudo,"saidK.,althoughhewasmadeuneasybytherushedandurgentwayhisunclewasdealingwiththematter.Itwasnotveryencouraging,astheaccused,betotakentoalawyerforpoorpeople."Ididn’tknow,"hesaid,"thatyoucouldtakeonalawyerinmatterslikethis.""Wellofcourseyoucan,"saidhisuncle,"thatgoeswithoutsaying.Whywouldn’tyoutakeonalawyer?Andnow,sothatI’mproperlyinstructedinthismatter,tellmewhat’sbeenhappeningsofar."K.instantlybegantellinghisuncleaboutwhathadbeenhappening,holdingnothingback-beingcompletelyopenwithhimwastheonlywaythatK.couldprotestathisuncle’sbeliefthatthetrialwasagreatdisgrace.HementionedMissBürstner’snamejustonceandinpassing,butthatdidnothingtodiminishhisopennessaboutthetrialasMissBürstnerhadnoconnectionwithit.Ashespoke,helookedoutthewindowandsawhow,justthen,theyweregettingclosertothesuburbwherethecourtofficeswere.Hedrewthistohisuncle’sattention,buthedidnotfindthecoincidenceespeciallyremarkable.Thetaxistoppedinfrontofadarkbuilding.K.