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           Hehadsethislegsslightlyapart,hishands,inwhichheheldhishat,werebehindhisback.Merelybybeinginpossessionofathickovercoathefelthisadvantageoverthisthinlittleman."OhGod,"hesaidand,shocked,raisedonehandinfrontofhisfaceasifindefence,"no,no,whatcanyoubethinking?""Youlookhonestenough,"saidK.withasmile,"butcomealonganyway."K.indicatedwithhishatwhichwaythemanwastogoandlethimgoaheadofhim."Whatisyournamethen?"askedK.ontheway."Block.I’mabusinessman,"saidthesmallman,twistinghimselfroundashethusintroducedhimself,althoughK.didnotallowhimtostopmoving."Isthatyourrealname?"askedK."Ofcourseitis,"wastheman’sreply,"whydoyoudoubtit?""Ithoughtyoumighthavesomereasontokeepyournamesecret,"saidK.Hefelthimselfasmuchatlibertyasisnormallyonlyfeltinforeignpartswhenspeakingwithpeopleoflowerstanding,keepingeverythingabouthimselftohimself,speakingonlycasuallyabouttheinterestsoftheother,abletoraisehimtoalevelaboveone’sown,butalsoable,atwill,tolethimdropagain.K.stoppedatthedoorofthelawyer’soffice,openeditand,tothebusinessmanwhohadobedientlygoneahead,called,"Notsofast!Bringsomelighthere!"K.thoughtLenimighthavehiddeninhere,heletthebusinessmansearchineverycorner,buttheroomwasempty.InfrontofthepictureofthejudgeK.tookholdofthebusinessman’sbracestostophimmovingon.