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           ,puttinghishanduptoslightlyshadehiseyesfromthelightofthecandlesothathecouldseethelawyerbetter,"IwantedtotellyouthatI’mwithdrawingmyrepresentationfromyou,withimmediateeffect.""DoIunderstandyourightly?"askedthelawyerashehalfraisedhimselfinhisbedandsupportedhimselfwithonehandonthepillow."Ithinkyoudo,"saidK.,sittingstifflyuprightasifwaitinginambush."Wellwecancertainlydiscussthisplanofyours,"saidthelawyerafterapause."It’snotaplananymore,"saidK."Thatmaybe,"saidthelawyer,"butwestillmustn’trushanything."Heusedtheword"we",asifhehadnointentionoflettingK.gofree,andasif,evenifhecouldnolongerrepresenthim,hecouldstillatleastcontinueashisadviser."Nothingisbeingrushed,"saidK.,standingslowlyupandgoingbehindhischair,"everythinghasbeenwellthoughtoutandprobablyevenfortoolong.Thedecisionisfinal.""Thenallowmetosayafewwords,"saidthelawyer,throwingthebedcovertoonesideandsittingontheedgeofthebed.Hisnaked,white-hairedlegsshiveredinthecold.HeaskedK.topasshimablanketfromthecouch.K.passedhimtheblanketandsaid,"Youarerunningtheriskofcatchingcoldfornoreason.""Thecircumstancesareimportantenough,"saidthelawyerashewrappedthebedcoveraroundthetophalfofhisbodyandthentheblanketaroundhislegs."YouruncleismyfriendandinthecourseoftimeI’vebecomefondofyouaswell.Iadmitthatquiteopenly.