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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
ButinsteadofopeningthatdoorthepaintercrawledunderthebedandfromunderneathitaskedK.,"Justamomentmore,wouldyounotliketoseeapictureIcouldselltoyou?"K.didnotwanttobeimpolite,thepainterreallyhadtakenhissideandpromisedtohelphimmoreinthefuture,andbecauseofK.’sforgetfulnesstherehadbeennomentionofanypaymentforthepainter’shelp,soK.couldnotturnhimdownnowandallowedhimtoshowhimthepicture,eventhoughhewasquiveringwithimpatiencetogetoutofthestudio.Fromunderthebed,thepainterwithdrewapileofunframedpaintings.TheyweresocoveredindustthatwhenthepaintertriedtoblowitofftheoneontopthedustswirledaroundinfrontofK.’seyes,robbinghimofbreathforsometime."Moorlandlandscape,"saidthepainterpassingthepicturetoK.Itshowedtwosicklytrees,wellseparatedfromeachotherindarkgrass.Inthebackgroundtherewasamulti-colouredsunset."That’snice,"saidK."I’llbuyit."K.expressedhimselfinthiscurtwaywithoutanythought,sohewasgladwhenthepainterdidnottakethisamissandpickedupasecondpaintingfromthefloor."Thisisacounterparttothefirstpicture,"saidthepainter.Perhapsithadbeenintendedasacounterpart,buttherewasnottheslightestdifferencetobeseenbetweenitandthefirstpicture,therewerethetrees,therethegrassandtherethesunset.ButthiswasoflittleimportancetoK."Theyarebeautifullandscapes,"hesaid,"I’llbuythembothandhangtheminmyoffice.
