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In the Cathedral
’seyesashetriedtocopewiththisdialectofItalian,hejoinedinwiththisconversationinawaythatwassoadroitandunobtrusivethatheseemedtobeaddingnomorethanminorcomments,whereasinfacthewasswiftlyandpatientlybreakingintowhattheItaliansaidsothatK.couldunderstand.K.learnedinthiswaythattheItalianfirsthadafewbusinessmatterstosettle,thatheunfortunatelyhadonlyalittletimeathisdisposal,thathecertainlydidnotintendtorushroundtoseeeverymonumentinthecity,thathewouldmuchrather-atleastaslongasK.wouldagree,itwasentirelyhisdecision-justseethecathedralandtodosothoroughly.Hewasextremelypleasedtobeaccompaniedbysomeonewhowassolearnedandsopleasant-bythishemeantK.,whowasoccupiednotwithlisteningtotheItalianbutthedirector-andaskedifhewouldbesokind,ifthetimewassuitable,tomeethiminthecathedralintwohours"timeataboutteno’clock.Hehopedhewouldcertainlybeabletobethereatthattime.K.madeanappropriatereply,theItalianshookfirstthedirector’shandandthenK.’s,thenthedirector’sagainandwenttothedoor,halfturnedtothetwomenwhofollowedhimandcontinuingtotalkwithoutabreak.K.remainedtogetherwiththedirectorforashortwhile,althoughthedirectorlookedespeciallyunhappytoday.HethoughtheneededtoapologisetoK.
