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Block, the businessman - Dismissing the lawyer
Whatdoyouthinkhe’dsayifhelearnedhistrialstillhasn’tbegun,ifyoutoldhimtheyhaven’tevenrungthebelltoannouncethestartofproceedings?"AlrightBlock,alright,"saidthelawyer,asatthesewordsBlockhadbeguntoraisehimselfonhistremblingkneesandclearlywantedtopleadforsomeexplanation.ItwasthefirsttimethelawyerhadspokenanyclearwordsdirectlytoBlock.Helookeddownwithhistiredeyes,halfblanklyandhalfatBlock,whoslowlysankbackdownonhiskneesunderthisgaze."Whatthejudgesaidhasnomeaningforyou,"saidthelawyer."Youneedn’tbefrightenedateveryword.IfyoudoitagainIwon’ttellyouanythingelseatall.It’simpossibletostartasentencewithoutyoulookingatmeasifyouwerereceivingyourfinaljudgement.Youshouldbeashamedofyourselfhereinfrontofmyclient!Andyou’redestroyingthetrusthehasforme.Justwhatisityouwant?You’restillalive,you’restillundermyprotection.There’snopointinworrying!Somewhereyou’vereadthatthefinaljudgementcanoftencomewithoutwarning,fromanyoneatanytime.And,intherightcircumstances,that’sbasicallytrue,butit’salsotruethatIdislikeyouranxietyandfearandseethatyoudon’thavethetrustinmeyoushouldhave.NowwhathaveIjustsaid?Irepeatedsomethingsaidbyoneofthejudges.Youknowthattherearesomanyvariousopinionsabouttheprocedurethattheyformintoagreatbigpileandnobodycanmakeanysenseofthem
