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           ""Icanhelpyou,"saidthewoman,"wouldyoulikemeto?""Couldyoureallydothatwithoutplacingyourselfindanger?Youdidsayearlieronthatyourhusbandiswhollydependentonhissuperiors.""Istillwanttohelpyou,"saidthewoman,"comeoverhere,we’vegottotalkaboutit.Don’tsayanymoreaboutwhatdangerI’min,IonlyfeardangerwhereIwanttofearit.Comeoverhere."Shepointedtothepodiumandinvitedhimtositdownonthestepwithher."You’vegotlovelydarkeyes,"shesaidaftertheyhadsatdown,lookingupintoK.’sface,"peoplesayI’vegotniceeyestoo,butyoursaremuchnicer.ItwasthefirstthingInoticedwhenyoufirstcamehere.That’sevenwhyIcameinhere,intotheassemblyroom,afterwards,I’dnevernormallydothat,I’mnotreallyevenallowedto."Sothat’swhatallthisisabout,thoughtK.,she’sofferingherselftome,she’sasdegenerateaseverythingelsearoundhere,she’shadenoughofthecourtofficials,whichisunderstandableIsuppose,andsosheapproachesanystrangerandmakescomplimentsabouthiseyes.Withthat,K.stoodupinsilenceasifhehadspokenhisthoughtsoutloudandthusexplainedhisactiontothewoman."Idon’tthinkyoucanbeofanyassistancetome,"hesaid,"tobeofanyrealassistanceyouwouldneedtobeincontactwithhighofficials.ButI’msureyouonlyknowtheloweremployees,andtherearecrowdsofthemmillingabouthere.