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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
hadthefeelingthathewouldbeabletoaskallthequestionsneededherehimself.Thelawyer,incontrast,didnotaskquestionsbutdidallthetalkinghimselforsatsilentlyfacinghim,leantforwardslightlyoverthedesk,probablybecausehewashardofhearing,pulledonastrandofhairinthemiddleofhisbeardandlookeddownatthecarpet,perhapsattheveryspotwhereK.hadlainwithLeni.NowandthenhewouldgiveK.somevaguewarningofthesortyougivetochildren.Hisspeecheswereaspointlessastheywereboring,andK.decidedthatwhenthefinalbillcamehewouldpaynotapennyforthem.OncethelawyerthoughthehadhumiliatedK.sufficiently,heusuallystartedsomethingthatwouldraisehisspiritsagain.Hehadalready,hewouldthensay,wonmanysuchcases,partlyorinwhole,caseswhichmaynotreallyhavebeenasdifficultasthisonebutwhich,onthefaceofit,hadevenlesshopeofsuccess.Hehadalistofthesecaseshereinthedrawer-herehewouldtapononeorotherofthedrawersinhisdesk-butcould,unfortunately,notshowthemtoK.astheydealtwithofficialsecrets.Nonetheless,thegreatexperiencehehadacquiredthroughallthesecaseswould,ofcourse,beofbenefittoK.Hehad,ofcourse,begunworkstraightawayandwasnearlyreadytosubmitthefirstdocuments.Theywouldbeveryimportantbecausethefirstimpressionmadebythedefencewilloftendeterminethewholecourseoftheproceedings.Unfortunately,though,hewouldstillhavetomakeitcleartoK.
