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In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The Offices
Idon’tsupposeanyofusishard-hearted,perhapswe’dallliketobehelpful,butworkingforthecourtofficesit’seasyforustogivetheimpressionwearehard-heartedanddon’twanttohelpanyone.Itmakesmequitesad.""Wouldyounotliketositdownhereawhile?"askedtheinformation-giver,therewerealreadyinthecorridorandjustinfrontofthedefendantwhomK.hadspokentoearlier.K.feltalmostashamedtobeseenbyhim,earlierhehadstoodsouprightinfrontofhimandnowhehadtobesupportedbytwoothers,hishatwasheldupbytheinformation-giverbalancedonoutstretchedfingers,hishairwasdishevelledandhungdownontothesweatonhisforehead.Butthedefendantseemedtonoticenothingofwhatwasgoingonandjuststoodtherehumbly,asifwantingtoapologisetotheinformation-giverforbeingthere.Theinformation-giverlookedpasthim."Iknow,"hesaid,"thatmycasecan’tbesettledtoday,notyet,butI’vecomeinanyway,Ithought,IthoughtIcouldwaithereanyway,it’sSundaytoday,I’vegotplentyoftime,andI’mnotdisturbinganyonehere.""There’snoneedtobesoapologetic,"saidtheinformation-giver,"it’sverycommendableforyoutobesoattentive.Youaretakingupspaceherewhenyoudon’tneedtobutaslongasyoudon’tgetinmywayIwilldonothingtostopyoufollowingtheprogressofyourcaseascloselyasyoulike.Whenonehasseensomanypeoplewhoshamefullyneglecttheircasesonelearnstoshowpatiencewithpeoplelikeyou.Dositdown.
