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Block, the businessman - Dismissing the lawyer
thoughthecouldhearwhathecouldexpectifhegavein,thedelaysandexcuseswouldbeginagain,reportsofhowthedocumentswereprogressing,howthemoodofthecourtofficialshadimproved,aswellasalltheenormousdifficulties-inshortallthathehadheardsomanytimesbeforewouldbebroughtoutagainevenmorefully,hewouldtrytomisleadK.withhopesthatwereneverspecifiedandtomakehimsufferwiththreatsthatwereneverclear.Hehadtoputastoptothat,sohesaid,"Whatwillyouundertakeonmybehalfifyoucontinuetorepresentme?"Thelawyerquietlyacceptedeventhisinsultingquestion,andanswered,"IshouldcontinuewithwhatI’vealreadybeendoingforyou.""That’sjustwhatIthought,"saidK.,"andnowyoudon’tneedtosayanotherword.""Iwillmakeonemoreattempt,"saidthelawyerasifwhateverhadbeenmakingK.soannoyedwasaffectinghimtoo."Yousee,IhavetheimpressionthatyouhavenotonlymisjudgedthelegalassistanceIhavegivenyoubutalsothatthatmisjudgementhasledyoutobehaveinthisway,youseem,althoughyouaretheaccused,tohavebeentreatedtoowellor,toputitabetterway,handledwithneglect,withapparentneglect.Eventhathasitsreason;itisoftenbettertobeinchainsthantobefree.ButIwouldliketoshowyouhowotherdefendantsaretreated,perhapsyouwillsucceedinlearningsomethingfromit.WhatIwilldoisIwillcallBlockin,unlockthedoorandsitdownherebesidethebedsidetable.""Begladto,"saidK.
