Процес

           "Ihadyousummonedhere,"saidthepriest,"becauseIwantedtospeaktoyou.""Iknewnothingofthat,"saidK."IcameheretoshowthecathedraltoagentlemanfromItaly.""Thatisbesidethepoint,"saidthepriest."Whatareyouholdinginyourhand?Isitaprayerbook?""No,"answeredK.,"it’sanalbumofthecity’stouristsights.""Putitdown,"saidthepriest.K.threwitawaywithsuchforcethatitflappedopenandrolledacrossthefloor,tearingitspages."Doyouknowyourcaseisgoingbadly?"askedthepriest."That’showitseemstometoo,"saidK."I’veexpendedalotofeffortonit,butsofarwithnoresult.AlthoughIdostillhavesomedocumentstosubmit.""Howdoyouimagineitwillend?"askedthepriest."AtfirstIthoughtitwasboundtoendwell,"saidK.,"butnowIhavemydoubtsaboutit.Idon’tknowhowitwillend.Doyouknow?""Idon’t,"saidthepriest,"butIfearitwillendbadly.Youareconsideredguilty.Yourcasewillprobablynotevengobeyondaminorcourt.Provisionallyatleast,yourguiltisseenasproven.""ButI’mnotguilty,"saidK.,"there’sbeenamistake.Howisitevenpossibleforsomeonetobeguilty.We’reallhumanbeingshere,oneliketheother.""Thatistrue,"saidthepriest,"butthatishowtheguiltyspeak.""DoyoupresumeI’mguiltytoo?"askedK."Imakenopresumptionsaboutyou,"saidthepriest."Ithankyouforthat,"saidK."buteveryoneelseinvolvedintheseproceedingshassomethingagainstmeandpresumesI’mguilty.