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Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter
"Whatareyousosurprisedat?"heasked,surprisedinhisturn."Thosearecourtoffices.Didn’tyouknowtherearecourtofficeshere?Therearecourtofficesinalmosteveryattic,whyshouldthisbuildingbeanydifferent?Evenmystudioisactuallyoneofthecourtofficesbutthecourtputitatmydisposal."ItwasnotsomuchfindingcourtofficesevenherethatshockedK.,hewasmainlyshockedathimself,athisownnaïvetyincourtmatters.Itseemedtohimthatoneofthemostbasicrulesgoverninghowadefendantshouldbehavewasalwaystobeprepared,neverallowsurprises,nevertolook,unsuspecting,totherightwhenthejudgestoodbesidehimtohisleft-andthiswastheverybasicrulethathewascontinuallyviolating.Alongcorridorextendedinfrontofhim,airblewinfromitwhich,comparedwiththeairinthestudio,wasrefreshing.Therewerebenchessetalongeachsideofthecorridorjustasinthewaitingareafortheofficehewenttohimself.Thereseemedtobepreciserulesgoverninghowofficesshouldbeequipped.Theredidnotseemtobemanypeoplevisitingtheofficesthatday.Therewasamanthere,halfsitting,halflaying,hisfacewasburiedinhisarmonthebenchandheseemedtobesleeping;anothermanwasstandinginthehalf-darkattheendofthecorridor.K.nowclimbedoverthebed,thepainterfollowedhimwiththepictures.Theysooncameacrossaservantofthecourt-K
