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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Heremainedalongtimesittinginthisway,notknowingwhatitactuallywasthatmadehimsoanxious,onlyoccasionallydidheglance,slightlystartled,overhisshoulderatthedoortotheouterroomwhere,mistakenly,hethoughthe’dheardsomenoise.No-onecame,andthatmadehimfeelcalmer,hewentovertothewashstand,rinsedhisfacewithcoldwaterand,hisheadsomewhatclearer,wentbacktohisplacebythewindow.Thedecisiontotakehisdefenceintohisownhandsnowseemedmoreofaburdenthanhehadoriginallyassumed.Allthewhilehehadlefthisdefenceuptothelawyerhistrialhadhadlittlebasicaffectonhim,hehadobserveditfromafarassomethingthatwasscarcelyabletoreachhimdirectly,whenitsuitedhimhelookedtoseehowthingsstoodbuthewasalsoabletodrawhisheadbackagainwheneverhewanted.Now,incontrast,ifhewastoconducthisdefencehimself,hewouldhavetodevotehimselfentirelytothecourt-forthetimebeing,atleast-successwouldmean,lateron,hiscompleteandconclusiveliberation,butifhewastoachievethishewouldhavetoplacehimself,tostartwith,infargreaterdangerthanhehadbeeninsofar.Ifheeverfelttemptedtodoubtthis,thenhisexperiencewiththedeputydirectorandthemanufacturerthatdaywouldbequiteenoughtoconvincehimofit.
