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           Butyou’renotincustodynow-atleastItakeityou’venotescapedfromprisonconsideringthatyouseemquitecalm-soyoucan’thavecommittedanycrimeofthatsort.""Yes,"saidK.,"butitmightbethattheinvestigatingcommitteecouldseethatI’minnocent,ornotsoguiltyashadbeensupposed.""Yes,that’scertainlyapossibility,"saidMissBürstner,whoseemedveryinterested."Listen,"saidK.,"youdon’thavemuchexperienceinlegalmatters.""No,that’strue,Idon’t,"saidMissBürstner,"andI’veoftenregrettedit,asI’dliketoknoweverythingandI’mveryinterestedinlegalmatters.There’ssomethingpeculiarlyattractiveaboutthelaw,isn’tthere?ButI’llcertainlybeperfectingmyknowledgeinthisarea,asnextmonthIstartworkinalegaloffice.""That’sverygood,"saidK.,"thatmeansyou’llbeabletogivemesomehelpwithmytrial.""Thatcouldwellbe,"saidMissBürstner,"whynot?IliketomakeuseofwhatIknow.""Imeanitquiteseriously,"saidK.,"oratleast,halfseriously,asyoudo.Thisaffairistoopettytocallinalawyer,butIcouldmakegooduseofsomeonewhocouldgivemeadvice.""Yes,butifI’mtogiveyouadviceI’llhavetoknowwhatit’sallabout,"saidMissBürstner."That’sexactlytheproblem,"saidK.,"Idon’tknowthatmyself.""Soyouhavebeenmakingfunofme,then,"saidMissBürstnerexceedinglydisappointed,"youreallyoughtnottotrysomethinglikethatonatthistimeofnight.