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In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The Offices
Atlast,adraughtofcoolairblewinhisfaceasifagaphadbeentornoutinthewallinfrontofhim,andnexttohimheheardsomeonesay,"Firsthesayshewantstogo,andthenyoucantellhimahundredtimesthatthisisthewayoutandhedoesn’tmove."K.becameawarethathewasstandinginfrontofthewayout,andthattheyoungwomanhadopenedthedoor.Itseemedtohimthatallhisstrengthreturnedtohimatonce,andtogetaforetasteoffreedomhesteppedstraightontooneofthestairsandtookhisleavethereofhiscompanions,whobowedtohim."Thankyouverymuch,"herepeated,shooktheirhandsoncemoreanddidnotletgountilhethoughthesawthattheyfoundithardtobearthecomparativelyfreshairfromthestairwayafterbeingsolongusedtotheairintheoffices.Theywerehardlyabletoreply,andtheyoungwomanmightevenhavefallenoverifK.hadnotshutthedoorextremelyfast.K.thenstoodstillforawhile,combedhishairwiththehelpofapocketmirror,pickeduphishatfromthenextstair-theinformation-givermusthavethrownitdownthere-andthenherandownthestepssofreshandinsuchlongleapsthatthecontrastwithhispreviousstatenearlyfrightenedhim.Hisnormallysturdystateofhealthhadneverpreparedhimforsurprisessuchasthis
