Процес
First Cross-examination
InfacthehaddonemorethanthatandbroughtthreejunioremployeesfromthebankwhereIworkintothelady’sroom;theyhadmadethemselvesbusyinterferingwithsomephotographsthatbelongedtotheladyandcausingamess.Therewas,ofcourse,anotherreasonforbringingtheseemployees;they,justlikemylandladyandhermaid,wereexpectedtospreadthenewsofmyarrestanddamagemypublicreputationandinparticulartoremovemefrommypositionatthebank.Welltheydidn’tsucceedinanyofthat,notintheslightest,evenmylandlady,whoisquiteasimpleperson-andIwillgiveyouherehernameinfullrespect,hernameisMrs.Grubach-evenMrs.Grubachwasunderstandingenoughtoseethatanarrestlikethishasnomoresignificancethananattackcarriedoutonthestreetbysomeyouthswhoarenotkeptunderpropercontrol.Irepeat,thiswholeaffairhascausedmenothingbutunpleasantnessandtemporaryirritation,butcoulditnotalsohavehadsomefarworseconsequences?"
K.brokeoffhereandlookedatthejudge,whosaidnothing.Ashedidsohethoughthesawthejudgeuseamovementofhiseyestogiveasigntosomeoneinthecrowd.K.smiledandsaid,"Andnowthejudge,rightnexttome,isgivingasecretsigntosomeoneamongyou.Thereseemstobesomeoneamongyouwhoistakingdirectionsfromabove.Idon’tknowwhetherthesignismeanttoproducebooingorapplause,butI’llresisttryingtoguesswhatitsmeaningistoosoon.
