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In the Cathedral
There’snomorethansomeslightimpatience-thedoorkeeperknowseverything’scometoitsend-showninthewords,"You’reinsatiable".Therearemanycommentatorswhogoevenfurtherinexplainingitinthiswayandthinkthewords,"you’reinsatiable"areanexpressionoffriendlyadmiration,albeitwithsomecondescension.Howeveryoulookatitthefigureofthedoorkeepercomesoutdifferentlyfromhowyoumightthink.""YouknowthestorybetterthanIdoandyou’veknownitforlonger,"saidK.Theyweresilentforawhile.AndthenK.said,"Soyouthinkthemanwasnotcheated,doyou?""Don’tgetmewrong,"saidthepriest,"I’mjustpointingoutthedifferentopinionsaboutit.Youshouldn’tpaytoomuchattentiontopeople’sopinions.Thetextcannotbealtered,andthevariousopinionsareoftennomorethananexpressionofdespairoverit.There’sevenoneopinionwhichsaysit’sthedoorkeeperwho’sbeencheated.""Thatdoesseemtotakethingstoofar,"saidK."Howcantheyarguethedoorkeeperhasbeencheated?""Theirargument,"answeredthepriest,"isbasedonthesimplicityofthedoorkeeper.Theysaythedoorkeeperdoesn’tknowtheinsideofthelaw,onlythewayintoitwherehejustwalksupanddown.Theyseehisideasofwhat’sinsidethelawasratherchildish,andsupposehe’safraidhimselfofwhathewantstomakethemanfrightenedof.
