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           couldhaveencouragedtoenter,buthehaddecidedtomakeafinalbreaknotonlywiththelawyerbutwitheverythinginhishome,sohekepthimselfmotionless.Leniwasalsosilent.Blocknoticedthatatleastno-onewaschasinghimaway,and,ontiptoe,heenteredtheroom,hisfacewastense,hishandswereclenchedbehindhisback.Heleftthedooropenincaseheneededtogobackagain.K.didnotevenglanceathim,helookedinsteadonlyatthethickquiltunderwhichthelawyercouldnotbeseenashehadsqueezedupveryclosetothewall.Thenhisvoicewasheard:"Blockhere?"heasked.Blockhadalreadycreptsomewayintotheroombutthisquestionseemedtogivehimfirstashoveinthebreastandthenanotherintheback,heseemedabouttofallbutremainedstanding,deeplybowed,andsaid,"Atyourservice,sir.""Whatdoyouwant?"askedthelawyer,"you’vecomeatabadtime.""Wasn’tIsummoned?"askedBlock,moretohimselfthanthelawyer.Heheldhishandsinfrontofhimselfasprotectionandwouldhavebeenreadytorunawayanymoment."Youweresummoned,"saidthelawyer,"butyouhavestillcomeatabadtime."Then,afterapauseheadded,"Youalwayscomeatabadtime."WhenthelawyerstartedspeakingBlockhadstoppedlookingatthebedbutstaredratherintooneofthecorners,justlistening,asifthelightfromthespeakerwerebrighterthanBlockcouldbeartolookat.Butitwasalsodifficultforhimtolisten,asthelawyerwasspeakingintothewallandspeakingquicklyandquietly.