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           placedhishandonhiswinterovercoatbutcouldnotbringhimselftoputiton.Mostofallhewouldhavelikedtopackeverythingtogetherandrunouttothefreshair.Noteventhegirlscouldinducehimtoputhiscoaton,eventhoughtheywerealreadyloudlytellingeachotherthathewasdoingso.ThepainterstillhadtointerpretK.’smoodinsomeway,sohesaid,"Iexpectyou’vedeliberatelyavoideddecidingbetweenmysuggestionsyet.That’sgood.Iwouldevenhaveadvisedagainstmakingadecisionstraightaway.There’snomorethanahair’sbreadthofdifferencebetweentheadvantagesanddisadvantages.Everythinghastobecarefullyweighedup.Butthemostimportantthingisyoushouldn’tlosetoomuchtime.""I’llcomebackhereagainsoon,"saidK.,whohadsuddenlydecidedtoputhisfrockcoaton,threwhisovercoatoverhisshoulderandhurriedovertothedoorbehindwhichthegirlsnowbegantoscream.K.thoughthecouldevenseethescreaminggirlsthroughthedoor."Well,you’llhavetokeepyourword,"saidthepainter,whohadnotfollowedhim,"otherwiseI’llcometothebanktoaskaboutitmyself.""Willyouopenthisdoorforme,"saidK.pullingatthehandlewhich,ashenoticedfromtheresistance,wasbeingheldtightlybythegirlsontheotherside."Doyouwanttobebotheredbythegirls?"askedthepainter."It’sbetterifyouusetheotherwayout,"hesaid,pointingtothedoorbehindthebed.K.agreedtothisandjumpedbacktothebed.