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           ,"thewayIbehavedmusthaveseemedveryarroganttoyou.Didyoucriticisemeforitafterwards?""No,"saidthebusinessman,"quitetheopposite.Thatwasjuststupidity.""Whatdoyoumean,"stupidity’?"askedK."Whyareyouaskingaboutit?"saidthebusinessmaninsomeirritation."Youstilldon’tseemtoknowthepeoplethereandyoumighttakeitwrong.Don’tforgetinproceedingslikethistherearealwayslotsofdifferentthingscominguptotalkabout,thingsthatyoujustcan’tunderstandwithreasonalone,youjustgettootiredanddistractedformostthingsandso,instead,peoplerelyonsuperstition.I’mtalkingabouttheothers,butI’mnobettermyself.Oneofthesesuperstitions,forexample,isthatyoucanlearnalotabouttheoutcomeofadefendant’scasebylookingathisface,especiallytheshapeofhislips.Therearelotswhobelievethat,andtheysaidtheycouldseefromtheshapeofyourlipsthatyou’ddefinitelybefoundguiltyverysoon.Irepeatthatallthisisjustaridiculoussuperstition,andinmostcasesit’scompletelydisprovedbythefacts,butwhenyouliveinthatsocietyit’shardtoholdyourselfbackfrombeliefslikethat.Justthinkhowmucheffectthatsuperstitioncanhave.Youspoketooneofthemthere,didn’tyou?Hewashardlyabletogiveyouananswer.Therearelotsofthingstherethatcanmakeyouconfused,ofcourse,butoneofthem,forhim,wastheappearanceofyourlips.Hetoldusalllaterhethoughthecouldseesomethinginyourlipsthatmeanthe’dbeconvictedhimself.