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           "Yes,"saidthelawyer,laughingashedidso,hadafitofcoughingandthen,onceithadpassed,begantolaughagain."I’msureyoumusthavenoticedhowimportunateshecanbesometimes,"hesaid,andpattedK.’shandwhichK.hadrestedonthebedsidetableandwhichhenowsnatchedback."Youdon’tattachmuchimportancetoit,then,"saidthelawyerwhenK.wassilent,"somuchthebetter.OtherwiseImighthaveneededtoapologisetoyou.ItisapeculiarityofLeni’s.I’velongsinceforgivenherforit,andIwouldn’tbetalkingofitnow,ifyouhadn’tlockedthedoorjustnow.Anyway,perhapsIshouldatleastexplainthispeculiarityofherstoyou,butyouseemratherdisturbed,thewayyou’relookingatme,andsothat’swhyI’lldoit,thispeculiarityofhersconsistsinthis;Lenifindsmostoftheaccusedattractive.Sheattachesherselftoeachofthem,loveseachofthem,evenseemstobelovedbyeachofthem;thenshesometimesentertainsmebytellingmeaboutthemwhenIallowherto.Iamnotsoastonishedbyallofthisasyouseemtobe.Ifyoulookatthemintherightwaytheaccusedreallycanbeattractive,quiteoften.Butthatisaremarkableandtosomeextentscientificphenomenon.Beingindicteddoesnotcauseanyclear,preciselydefinablechangeinaperson’sappearance,ofcourse.Butit’snotlikewithotherlegalmatters,mostofthemremainintheirusualwayoflifeand,iftheyhaveagoodlawyerlookingafterthem,thetrialdoesn’tgetintheirway.