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           Buthecouldatleastbegladtherewasnobodyelseinterferingasusuallyhappened,beitthemaninhisnightshirtoranyoneelsewhomightbotherhim.AsK.pressedonthebuttonforthesecondtimehelookedbackattheotherdoor,butthistimeit,too,remainedclosed.Atlast,twoeyesappearedatthespy-hatchinthelawyer’sdoor,althoughtheyweren’tLeni’seyes.Someoneunlockedthedoor,butkepthimselfpressedagainstitashecalledbackinside,"It’shim!",andonlythendidheopenthedoorproperly.K.pushedagainstthedoor,asbehindhimhecouldalreadyhearthekeybeinghurriedlyturnedinthelockofthedoortotheotherflat.Whenthedoorinfrontofhimfinallyopened,hestormedstraightintothehallway.ThroughthecorridorwhichledbetweentheroomshesawLeni,towhomthewarningcryofthedooropenerhadbeendirected,stillrunningawayinhernightshirt.Helookedatherforamomentandthenlookedroundatthepersonwhohadopenedthedoor.Itwasasmall,wizenedmanwithafullbeard,heheldacandleinhishand."Doyouworkhere?"askedK."No,"answeredtheman,"Idon’tbelonghereatall,thelawyerisonlyrepresentingme,I’mhereonlegalbusiness.""Withoutyourcoat?"askedK.,indicatingtheman’sdeficiencyofdresswithagestureofhishand."Oh,doforgiveme!"saidtheman,andhelookedathimselfinthelightofthecandlehewasholdingasifhehadnotknownabouthisappearanceuntilthen."IsLeniyourlover?"askedK.curtly.