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First Cross-examination
""That’sright,"K.wouldsay,althoughitwasclearthattheinvestigatingcommitteewasnottobefoundthere,andsohistaskwasatanend.ThereweremanywhothoughtitmustbeveryimportantforK.tofindLanzthejoinerandthoughtlongaboutit,namingajoinerwhowasnotcalledLanzorgivinganamethathadsomevaguesimilaritywithLanz,ortheyaskedneighboursoraccompaniedK.toadooralongwayawaywheretheythoughtsomeoneofthatsortmightliveinthebackpartofthebuildingorwheresomeonewouldbewhocouldadviseK.betterthantheycouldthemselves.K.eventuallyhadtogiveupaskingifhedidnotwanttobeledallroundfromfloortofloorinthisway.Heregrettedhisinitialplan,whichhadatfirstseemedsopracticaltohim.Ashereachedthefifthfloor,hedecidedtogiveupthesearch,tookhisleaveofafriendly,youngworkerwhowantedtoleadhimonstillfurtherandwentdownthestairs.Butthenthethoughtofhowmuchtimehewaswastingmadehimcross,hewentbackagainandknockedatthefirstdooronthefifthfloor.Thefirstthinghesawinthesmallroomwasalargeclockonthewallwhichalreadyshowedteno’clock."IsthereajoinercalledLanzwholiveshere?"heasked."Pardon?"saidayoungwomanwithblack,shiningeyeswhowas,atthatmoment,washingchildren’sunderclothesinabucket.Shepointedherwethandtowardstheopendooroftheadjoiningroom.
K.thoughthehadsteppedintoameeting.
