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In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The Offices
remainedstandinginthedoorway.Hehadtoacceptthatthewomanhadnotonlycheatedhimbutthatshehadalsoliedtohimwhenshesaidshewasbeingtakentotheexaminingjudge.Theexaminingjudgecertainlywouldn’tbesittingandwaitingintheattic.Thewoodenstairswouldexplainnothingtohimhoweverlonghestaredatthem.ThenK.noticedasmallpieceofpapernexttothem,wentacrosstoitandread,inachildishandunpractisedhand,"EntrancetotheCourtOffices".Werethecourtofficeshere,intheatticofthistenement,then?Ifthatwashowtheywereaccommodateditdidnotattractmuchrespect,anditwassomecomfortfortheaccusedtorealisehowlittlemoneythiscourthadatitsdisposalifithadtolocateitsofficesinaplacewherethetenantsofthebuilding,whowerethemselvesamongthepoorestofpeople,wouldthrowtheirunneededjunk.Ontheotherhand,itwaspossiblethattheofficialshadenoughmoneybutthattheysquandereditonthemselvesratherthanuseitforthecourt’spurposes.GoingbyK.’sexperienceofthemsofar,thatevenseemedprobable,exceptthatifthecourtwereallowedtodecayinthatwayitwouldnotjusthumiliatetheaccusedbutalsogivehimmoreencouragementthanifthecourtweresimplyinastateofpoverty.K.alsonowunderstoodthatthecourtwasashamedtosummonthoseitaccusedtotheatticofthisbuildingfortheinitialhearing,andwhyitpreferredtoimposeuponthemintheirownhomes.WhatapositionitwasthatK.foundhimselfin,comparedwiththejudgesittingupintheattic!K.
