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First Cross-examination
Otherwindowswerepiledupwithbedding,abovewhichthedishevelledheadofawomanwouldbrieflyappear.Peoplecalledouttoeachotheracrossthestreet,oneofthecallsprovokedaloudlaughaboutK.himself.Itwasalongstreet,andspacedevenlyalongitweresmallshopsbelowstreetlevel,sellingvariouskindsoffoodstuffs,whichyoureachedbygoingdownafewsteps.Womenwentinandoutofthemorstoodchattingonthesteps.Afruitmonger,takinghisgoodsuptothewindows,wasjustasinattentiveasK.andnearlyknockedhimdownwithhiscart.Justthen,agramophone,whichinbetterpartsoftownwouldhavebeenseenaswornout,begantoplaysomemurderoustune.
K.wentfurtherintothestreet,slowly,asifhehadplentyoftimenow,orasiftheexaminingmagistratewerelookingathimfromoneofthewindowsandthereforeknewthatK.hadfoundhiswaythere.Itwasshortlyafternine.Thebuildingwasquitefardownthestreet,itcoveredsomuchareaitwasalmostextraordinary,andthegatewayinparticularwastallandlong.ItwasclearlyintendedfordeliverywagonsbelongingtothevariouswarehousesallroundtheyardwhichwerenowlockedupandcarriedthenamesofcompaniessomeofwhichK.knewfromhisworkatthebank.Incontrastwithhisusualhabits,heremainedstandingawhileattheentrancetotheyardtakinginalltheseexternaldetails.Nearhim,therewasabare-footedmansittingonacrateandreadinganewspaper.Thereweretwoladsswingingonahandcart.
