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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
Therewerethosewhoknewabouthistrial,althoughitwasnotquiteclearwhoknewaboutitorhowmuch.Buthehopedrumourshadnotreachedasfarasthedeputydirector,otherwisehewouldobviouslysoonfindawayofmakinguseofittoharmK.,hewouldshowneithercomradeshipnorhumaneness.Andwhataboutthedirector?ItwastruethathewaswelldisposedtowardsK.,andassoonasheheardaboutthetrialhewouldprobablytrytodoeverythinghecouldtomakeiteasierforhim,buthewouldcertainlynotdevotehimselftoit.K.atonetimehadprovidedthecounter-balancetowhatthedeputydirectorsaidbutthedirectorwasnowcomingmoreandmoreunderhisinfluence,andthedeputydirectorwouldalsoexploittheweakenedconditionofthedirectortostrengthenhisownpower.SowhatcouldK.hopefor?Maybeconsiderationsofthissortweakenedhispowerofresistance,butitwasstillnecessarynottodeceiveoneselfandtoseeeverythingasclearlyasitcouldbeseenatthatmoment.
Fornoparticularreason,justtoavoidingreturningtohisdeskforawhile,heopenedthewindow.Itwasdifficulttoopenandhehadtoturnthehandlewithbothhishands.Then,throughthewholeheightandbreadthofthewindow,themixtureoffogandsmokewasdrawnintotheroom,fillingitwithaslightsmellofburning.Afewflakesofsnowwereblowninwithit."It’sahorribleautumn,"saidthemanufacturer,whohadcomeintotheroomunnoticedafterseeingthedeputydirectorandnowstoodbehindK.K.
