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           indisappointment,"theseniorofficialskeepthemselveshidden.Buthereheissittingonathrone.""That’salljustmadeup,"saidLeniwithherfacebentoverK.’shand,"reallyhe’ssittingonakitchenchairwithanoldhorseblanketfoldedoverit.Butdoyouhavetobealwaysthinkingaboutyourtrial?"sheaddedslowly."No,notatall,"saidK.,"Iprobablyeventhinktoolittleaboutit.""That’snotthemistakeyou’remaking,"saidLeni,"you’retoounyielding,that’swhatI’veheard.""Whosaidthat?"askedK.,hefeltherbodyagainsthischestandlookeddownonherrich,dark,tightly-boundhair."I’dbesayingtoomuchifItoldyouthat,"answeredLeni."Pleasedon’taskfornames,butdostopmakingthesemistakesofyours,stopbeingsounyielding,there’snothingyoucandotodefendyourselffromthiscourt,youhavetoconfess.Soconfesstothemassoonasyougetthechance.It’sonlythenthattheygiveyouthechancetogetaway,nottillthen.Only,withouthelpfromoutsideeventhat’simpossible,butyouneedn’tworryaboutgettingthishelpasIwanttohelpyoumyself.""Youunderstandalotaboutthiscourtandwhatsortoftricksareneeded,"saidK.asheliftedher,sinceshewaspressinginmuchtooclosetohim,ontohislap."That’salright,then,"shesaid,andmadeherselfcomfortableonhislapbysmoothingoutherskirtandadjustingherblouse.Thenshehungbothherarmsaroundhisneck,leantbackandtookalonglookathim."AndwhatifIdon’tconfess,couldyounothelpmethen?"askedK.