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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
neededtoapplyallhisthoughtstohiswork,whenhewasstillrisingandalreadyposedathreattothedeputy-director,wheneveryhourpassedsoquicklyandhewantedtoenjoythebriefeveningsandnightsasayoungman,thiswasthetimehehadtostartworkingoutthesedocuments.Oncemore,hebegantofeelresentment.Almostinvoluntarily,onlytoputanendtoit,hisfingerfeltforthebuttonoftheelectricbellintheante-room.Ashepresseditheglanceduptotheclock.Itwaseleveno’clock,twohours,hehadspentagreatdealofhiscostlytimejustdreamingandhiswitswere,ofcourse,evenmoredulledthantheyhadbeenbefore.Butthetimehad,nonetheless,notbeenwasted,hehadcometosomedecisionsthatcouldbeofvalue.Aswellasvariouspiecesofmail,theservitorsbroughttwovisitingcardsfromgentlemenwhohadalreadybeenwaitingforK.forsometime.Theywereactuallyveryimportantclientsofthebankwhoshouldnotreallyhavebeenkeptwaitingunderanycircumstances.Whyhadtheycomeatsuchanawkwardtime,andwhy,thegentlemenontheothersideofthecloseddoorseemedtobeasking,wastheindustriousK.usingupthebestbusinesstimeforhisprivateaffairs?Tiredfromwhathadgonebefore,andtiredinanticipationofwhatwastofollow,K.stooduptoreceivethefirstofthem.
Hewasashort,jollyman,amanufacturerwhoK.knewwell.HeapologisedfordisturbingK.atsomeimportantwork,andK.,forhispart,apologisedforhavingkeptthemanufacturerwaitingforsolong.
