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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Maybeeverythingthelawyersaidwasquiteright,eventhoughheobviouslywantedtomakehimselfasconspicuousaspossibleandprobablyhadnevereventakenonacaseasimportantashesaidK.’swas.Butitwasstillsuspicioushowhecontinuallymentionedhispersonalcontactswiththecivilservants.WeretheytobeexploitedsolelyforK.’sbenefit?Thelawyerneverforgottomentionthattheyweredealingonlywithjuniorofficials,whichmeantofficialswhoweredependentonothers,andthedirectiontakenineachtrialcouldbeimportantfortheirownfurtherment.Coulditbethattheyweremakinguseofthelawyertoturntrialsinacertaindirection,whichwould,ofcourse,alwaysbeatthecostofthedefendant?Itcertainlydidnotmeanthattheywoulddothatineverytrial,thatwasnotlikelyatall,andtherewereprobablyalsotrialswheretheygavethelawyeradvantagesandalltheroomheneededtoturnitinthedirectionhewanted,asitwouldalsobetotheiradvantagetokeephisreputationintact.Ifthatreallywastheirrelationship,howwouldtheydirectK.’strialwhich,asthelawyerhadexplained,wasespeciallydifficultandthereforeimportantenoughtoattractgreatattentionfromtheveryfirsttimeitcametocourt?Therecouldnotbemuchdoubtaboutwhattheywoulddo.
