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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Itwouldofcoursenotbeenough,ifthatwastobedone,forK.tositinthecorridorwithhishatunderthebenchliketheothers.Dayafterday,hehimself,oroneofthewomenorsomebodyelseonhisbehalf,wouldhavetorunaftertheofficialsandforcethemtositattheirdesksandstudyK.’sdocumentsinsteadoflookingoutonthecorridorthroughthegrating.Therecouldbenolet-upintheseefforts,everythingwouldneedtobeorganisedandsupervised,itwasabouttimethatthecourtcameupagainstadefendantwhoknewhowtodefendandmakeuseofhisrights.
ButwhenK.hadtheconfidencetotryanddoallthisthedifficultyofcomposingthedocumentswastoomuchforhim.Earlier,justaweekorsobefore,hecouldonlyhavefeltshameatthethoughtofbeingmadetowriteoutsuchdocumentshimself;ithadneverenteredhisheadthatthetaskcouldalsobedifficult.Herememberedonemorningwhen,alreadypiledupwithwork,hesuddenlyshovedeverythingtoonesideandtookapadofpaperonwhichhesketchedoutsomeofhisthoughtsonhowdocumentsofthissortshouldproceed.Perhapshewouldofferthemtothatslow-wittedlawyer,butjustthenthedoorofthemanager’sofficeopenedandthedeputy-directorenteredtheroomwithaloudlaugh.K.wasveryembarrassed,althoughthedeputy-director,ofcourse,wasnotlaughingatK.
