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In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The Offices
lookedathimwithsomecuriosity,hewasthefirststudenthehadevermetoftheunfamiliardisciplineofjurisprudence,facetofaceatleast,amanwhowouldevenmostlikelyattainhighofficeoneday.Thestudent,incontrast,seemedtotakenonoticeofK.atall,hemerelywithdrewhisfingerfromhisbeardlongenoughtobeckontothewomanandwentovertothewindow,thewomanleantovertoK.andwhispered,"Don’tbecrosswithme,pleasedon’t,andpleasedon’tthinkillofmeeither,I’vegottogotohimnow,tothishorribleman,justlookathisbentlegs.ButI’llcomestraightbackandthenI’llgowithyouifyou’lltakeme,I’llgowhereveryouwant,youcandowhateveryoulikewithme,I’llbehappyifIcanbeawayfromhereforaslongaspossible,it’dbebestifIcouldgetawayfromhereforgood."ShestrokedK.’shandoncemore,jumpedupandranovertothewindow.Beforeherealisedit,K.graspedforherhandbutfailedtocatchit.Hereallywasattractedtothewoman,andevenafterthinkinghardaboutitcouldfindnogoodreasonwhyheshouldnotgiveintoherallure.Itbrieflycrossedhismindthatthewomanmeanttoentraphimonbehalfofthecourt,butthatwasanobjectionhehadnodifficultyinfendingoff.Inwhatwaycouldsheentraphim?Washenotstillfree,sofreethathecouldcrushtheentirecourtwheneverhewanted,asleastwhereitconcernedhim?Couldhenothavethatmuchconfidenceinhimself?Andherofferofhelpsoundedsincere,andmaybeitwasn’tquiteworthless.
