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           "ButyouworkintheHighCourt,notthatcourtintheattic,"hehadwantedtosaybutcouldnotbringhimselftoactuallyutterit."Youhavetorealise,"thelawyercontinued,inatoneasifhewereexplainingsomethingobvious,unnecessaryandincidental,"youhavetorealisethatIalsoderivegreatadvantageformyclientsfrommixingwiththosepeople,anddosoinmanydifferentways,it’snotsomethingyoucankeeptalkingaboutallthetime.I’matabitofadisadvantagenow,ofcourse,becauseofmyillness,butIstillgetvisitsfromsomegoodfriendsofmineatthecourtandIlearnoneortwothings.ItmightevenbethatIlearnmorethanmanyofthosewhoareinthebestofhealthandspendalldayincourt.AndI’mreceivingaverywelcomevisitrightnow,forinstance."Andhepointedintoadarkcorneroftheroom."Where?"askedK.,almostuncouthinhissurprise.Helookedrounduneasily;thelittlecandlegaveofffartoolittlelighttoreachasfarasthewallopposite.Andthen,somethingdidindeedbegintomovethereinthecorner.InthelightofthecandleheldupbyK.’suncleanelderlygentlemancouldbeseensittingbesideasmalltable.Hehadbeensittingthereforsolongwithoutbeingnoticedthathecouldhardlyhavebeenbreathing.Nowhestoodupwithagreatdealoffuss,clearlyunhappythatattentionhadbeendrawntohim.