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Block, the businessman - Dismissing the lawyer
""Beabitmorefriendly,"shesaidand,stillholdingthedish,turnedcompletelyroundoncemoreinthedoorway.
K.watchedherasshewent;thedecisionhadfinallybeenmadethatthelawyerwastobedismissed,itwasprobablybetterthathehadnotbeenabletodiscussthematteranymorewithLenibeforehand;shehardlyunderstoodthecomplexityofthematter,shewouldcertainlyhaveadvisedhimagainstitandperhapswouldevenhavepreventedhimfromdismissingthelawyerthistime,hewouldhaveremainedindoubtanduneaseandeventuallyhavecarriedouthisdecisionafterawhileanywayasthisdecisionwassomethinghecouldnotavoid.Thesooneritwascarriedoutthemoreharmwouldbeavoided.Andmoreover,perhapsthebusinessmanhadsomethingtosayonthematter.
K.turnedround,thebusinessmanhardlynoticeditashewasabouttostandup."Staywhereyouare,"saidK.andpulledupachairbesidehim."Haveyoubeenaclientofthelawyer’sforalongtime?"askedK."Yes,"saidthebusinessman,"averylongtime.""Howmanyyearshashebeenrepresentingyousofar,then?"askedK."Idon’tknowhowyoumean,"saidthebusinessman,"he’sbeenmybusinesslawyer-Ibuyandsellcereals-he’sbeenmybusinesslawyersinceItookthebusinessover,andthat’sabouttwentyyearsnow,butperhapsyoumeanmyowntrialandhe’sbeenrepresentingmeinthatsinceitstarted,andthat’sbeenmorethanfiveyears.
