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In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The Offices
""That’showitis,"saidtheman,mockingher,"butIdon’tunderstandwhyitisthatyou’reexplainingallourintimatefactstothegentleman,orratherwhyitisthatyou’repressingthemonhim,asI’msurehe’snotallinterested.Justlookathimsittingthere,it’sclearhe’soccupiedwithhisownaffairs."K.justdidnotfeellikecontradictinghim..Thegirl’sintentionmayhavebeengood,perhapsshewasunderinstructionstodistracthimortogivehimthechancetocollecthimself,buttheattempthadnotworked."Ihadtoexplaintohimwhyyouwerelaughing,"saidthegirl."Isupposeitwasinsulting.""IthinkhewouldforgiveevenworseinsultsifIfinallytookhimoutside."K.saidnothing,didnotevenlookup,hetoleratedthetwoofthemnegotiatingoverhimlikeanobject,thatwasevenwhatsuitedhimbest.Butsuddenlyhefelttheinformation-giver’shandononearmandtheyoungwoman’shandontheother."Upyougetthen,weakling,"saidtheinformation-giver."Thankyoubothverymuch,"saidK.,pleasantlysurprised,asheslowlyroseandpersonallyguidedtheseunfamiliarhandstotheplaceswherehemostneededsupport.Astheyapproachedthecorridor,thegirlsaidquietlyintoK.’sear,"Imustseemtothinkit’sveryimportanttoshowtheinformation-giverinagoodlight,butyoushouldn’tdoubtwhatIsay,Ijustwanttosaythetruth.Heisn’thard-hearted.It’snotreallyhisjobtohelplitigantsoutsideifthey’reunwellbuthe’sdoingitanyway,asyoucansee.
