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           Yes,welloverfiveyears,"hethenadded,pullingoutanoldbriefcase,"I’vegoteverythingwrittendown;Icantellyoutheexactdatesifyoulike.It’ssohardtoremembereverything.Probably,mytrial’sbeengoingonmuchlongerthanthat,itstartedsoonafterthedeathofmywife,andthat’sbeenmorethanfiveandahalfyearsnow."K.movedinclosertohim."Sothelawyertakesonordinarylegalbusiness,doeshe?"heasked.ThiscombinationofcriminalandcommercialbusinessseemedsurprisinglyreassuringforK."Ohyes,"saidthebusinessman,andthenhewhispered,"Theyevensayhe’smoreefficientinjurisprudencethanheisinothermatters."Butthenheseemedtoregretsayingthis,andhelaidahandonK.’sshoulderandsaid,"Pleasedon’tbetraymetohim,willyou."K.pattedhisthightoreassurehimandsaid,"No,Idon’tbetraypeople.""Hecanbesovindictive,yousee,"saidthebusinessman."I’msurehewon’tdoanythingagainstsuchafaithfulclientasyou,"saidK."Oh,hemightdo,"saidthebusinessman,"whenhegetscrossitdoesn’tmatterwhoitis,andanyway,I’mnotreallyfaithfultohim.""How’sthatthen?"askedK."I’mnotsureIshouldtellyouaboutit,"saidthebusinessmanhesitantly."Ithinkit’llbealright,"saidK."Wellthen,"saidthebusinessman,"I’lltellyouaboutsomeofit,butyou’llhavetotellmeasecrettoo,thenwecansupporteachotherwiththelawyer.""Youareverycareful,"saidK.,"butI’lltellyouasecretthatwillsetyourmindcompletelyatease.