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In the Cathedral
Yes,he’smoreafraidofitthantheman,asthemanwantsnothingbuttogoinsidethelaw,evenafterhe’sheardabouttheterribledoormenthere,incontrasttothedoorkeeperwhodoesn’twanttogoin,oratleastwedon’thearanythingaboutit.Ontheotherhand,therearethosewhosayhemusthavealreadybeeninsidethelawashehasbeentakenonintoitsserviceandthatcouldonlyhavebeendoneinside.Thatcanbecounteredbysupposinghecouldhavebeengiventhejobofdoorkeeperbysomebodycallingoutfrominside,andthathecan’thavegoneveryfarinsideashecouldn’tbearthesightofthethirddoorkeeper.Nor,throughallthoseyears,doesthestorysaythedoorkeepertoldthemananythingabouttheinside,otherthanhiscommentabouttheotherdoorkeepers.Hecouldhavebeenforbiddentodoso,buthehasn’tsaidanythingaboutthateither.Allthisseemstoshowhedoesn’tknowanythingaboutwhattheinsidelookslikeorwhatitmeans,andthatthat’swhyhe’sbeingdeceived.Buthe’salsobeingdeceivedbythemanfromthecountryashe’sthisman’ssubordinateanddoesn’tknowit.There’salottoindicatethathetreatsthemanashissubordinate,Iexpectyouremember,butthosewhoholdthisviewwouldsayit’sveryclearthathereallyishissubordinate.Aboveall,thefreemanissuperiortothemanwhohastoserveanother.
