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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Thefirstsetofdocumentstobesubmittedwerebeingworkedonbutstillnotready,whichusuallyturnedouttobeagreatadvantagethenexttimeK.wenttoseehimastheearlieroccasionwouldhavebeenaverybadtimetoputthemin,whichtheycouldnotthenhaveknown.IfK.,stupefiedfromallthistalking,everpointedoutthatevenconsideringallthesedifficultiesprogresswasveryslow,thelawyerwouldobjectthatprogresswasnotslowatall,butthattheymighthaveprogressedfarfurtherifK.hadcometohimattherighttime.Buthehadcometohimlateandthatlatenesswouldbringstillfurtherdifficulties,andnotonlywheretimewasconcerned.TheonlywelcomeinterruptionduringthesevisitswasalwayswhenLenicontrivedtobringthelawyerhisteawhileK.wasthere.ThenshewouldstandbehindK.-pretendingtowatchthelawyerashebentgreedilyoverhiscup,pouredtheteainanddrank-andsecretlyletK.holdherhand.Therewasalwayscompletesilence.Thelawyerdrank.K.squeezedLeni’shandandLeniwouldsometimesdaretogentlystrokeK.’shair."Stillhere,areyou?"thelawyerwouldaskwhenhewasready."Iwantedtotakethedishesaway,"saidLeni,theywouldgiveeachother’shandsafinalsqueeze,thelawyerwouldwipehismouthandthenstarttalkingatK.againwithrenewedenergy.
WasthelawyertryingtocomfortK.ortoconfusehim?K.couldnottell,butitseemedcleartohimthathisdefencewasnotingoodhands.
