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           ""Sothat’sit,"saidthestudent,"ohno,you’renotgoingtogether,"andwithastrengthyouwouldnothaveexpectedfromhim,heglancedtenderlyather,liftedherupononearmand,hisbackbentundertheweight,ranwithhertothedoor.Inthiswayheshowed,unmistakeably,thathewastosomeextentafraidofK.,buthenonethelessdaredtoprovokehimstillfurtherbystrokingandsqueezingthewoman’sarmwithhisfreehand.K.ranthefewstepsuptohim,butwhenhehadreachedhimandwasabouttotakeholdofhimand,ifnecessary,throttlehim,thewomansaid,"It’snogood,it’stheexaminingjudgewho’ssentforme,Idaren’tgowithyou,thislittlebastard..."andheresheranherhandoverthestudent’sface,"thislittlebastardwon’tletme.""Andyoudon’twanttobesetfree!"shoutedK.,layinghishandonthestudent’sshoulder,whothensnappedatitwithhisteeth."No!"shoutedthewoman,pushingK.awaywithbothhands,"no,nodon’tdothat,whatd’youthinkyou’redoing!?That’dbetheendofme.Letgoofhim,pleasejustletgoofhim.He’sonlycarryingoutthejudge’sorders,he’scarryingmetohim.""Lethimtakeyouthen,andIwanttoseenothingmoreofyou,"saidK.,enragedbyhisdisappointmentandgivingthestudentathumpinthebacksothathebrieflystumbledandthen,gladthathehadnotfallen,immediatelyjumpedupallthehigherwithhisburden.K.followedthemslowly.Herealisedthatthiswasthefirstunambiguoussetbackhehadsufferedfromthesepeople.