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           wouldhavetohumiliatehimasecondtimeasaresult,hesaid,"Thankyouverymuch,butI’mafraidIwillhavenotimeonSunday,Ihaveapreviousobligation.""Pity,"saidthedeputydirector,andturnedtothetelephoneconversationthathadjustbeenconnected.Itwasnotashortconversation,butK.,remainedstandingconfusedbytheinstrumentallthetimeitwasgoingon.Itwasonlywhenthedeputydirectorhungupthathewasshockedintoawarenessandsaid,inordertopartiallyexcusehisstandingtherefornoreason,"I’vejustreceivedatelephonecall,there’ssomewhereIneedtogo,buttheyforgottotellmewhattime.""Askthemthen,"saidthedeputydirector."It’snotthatimportant,"saidK.,althoughinthatwayhisearlierexcuse,alreadyweakenough,wasmadeevenweaker.Ashewent,thedeputydirectorcontinuedtospeakaboutotherthings.K.forcedhimselftoanswer,buthisthoughtsweremainlyaboutthatSunday,howitwouldbebesttogettherefornineo’clockinthemorningasthatwasthetimethatcourtsalwaysstartworkonweekdays.

           TheweatherwasdullonSunday.K.wasverytired,ashehadstayedoutdrinkinguntillateinthenightcelebratingwithsomeoftheregulars,andhehadalmostoverslept.Hedressedhurriedly,withoutthetimetothinkandassemblethevariousplanshehadworkedoutduringtheweek.Withnobreakfast,herushedtothesuburbhehadbeentoldabout.