Процес
Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
AndI’msurethechiefclerk..."-evenashesaidthishewasactuallyspeakingonlytothemanufacturer-"willbeverygladtohaveustakeitoffhishands.Thisissomethingthatneedscalmconsideration.Butheseemstobeover-burdenedtoday,thereareevensomepeopleintheroomoutsidewho’vebeenwaitingthereforhoursforhim."K.stillhadenoughcontrolofhimselftoturnawayfromthedeputydirectoranddirecthisfriendly,albeitstiff,smileonlyatthemanufacturer,hemadenootherretaliation,bentdownslightlyandsupportedhimselfwithbothhandsonhisdesklikeaclerk,andwatchedasthetwogentlemen,stilltalking,tookthepapersfromhisdeskanddisappearedintothemanager’soffice.Inthedoorway,themanufacturerturnedandsaidhewouldn’tmakehisfarewellwithK.justyet,hewouldofcourseletthechiefclerkknowaboutthesuccessofhisdiscussionsbuthealsohadalittlesomethingtotellhimabout.
Atlast,K.wasbyhimself.Itdidnotenterhisheadtoshowanyoneelseintohisofficeandonlybecamevaguelyawareofhowniceitwasthatthepeopleoutsidethoughthewasstillnegotiatingwiththemanufacturerand,forthisreason,hecouldnotletanyoneintoseehim,noteventheservitor.Hewentovertothewindow,satdownontheledgebesideit,heldfirmlyontothehandleandlookeddownontothesquareoutside.Thesnowwasstillfalling,theweatherstillhadnotbrightenedupatall.
