First Cross-examination

           K.wasinformedbytelephonethattherewouldbeasmallhearingconcerninghiscasethefollowingSunday.Hewasmadeawarethatthesecrossexaminationswouldfollowoneanotherregularly,perhapsnoteveryweekbutquitefrequently.Ontheonehanditwasineveryone’sinteresttobringproceedingsquicklytotheirconclusion,butontheotherhandeveryaspectoftheexaminationshadtobecarriedoutthoroughlywithoutlastingtoolongbecauseoftheassociatedstress.Forthesereasons,ithadbeendecidedtoholdaseriesofbriefexaminationsfollowingononeafteranother.SundayhadbeenchosenasthedayforthehearingssothatK.wouldnotbedisturbedinhisprofessionalwork.Itwasassumedthathewouldbeinagreementwiththis,butifhewishedforanotherdatethen,asfaraspossible,hewouldbeaccommodated.Cross-examinationscouldevenbeheldinthenight,forinstance,butK.wouldprobablynotbefreshenoughatthattime.Anyway,aslongasK.madenoobjection,thehearingwouldbeleftonSundays.Itwasamatterofcoursethathewouldhavetoappearwithoutfail,therewasprobablynoneedtopointthisouttohim.Hewouldbegiventhenumberofthebuildingwherehewastopresenthimself,whichwasinastreetinasuburbwellawayfromthecitycentrewhichK.hadneverbeentobefore.

           Oncehehadreceivedthisnotice,K.