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           "You’llstillbehere?"heaskedthebusinessman,wantingtoheartheanswerfromhimandnotwantingLenitospeakaboutthebusinessmanasifheweren’tthere,hewasfullofsecretresentmenttowardsLenitoday.AndoncemoreitwasonlyLeniwhoanswered."Heoftensleepshere.""Hesleepshere?"exclaimedK.,hehadthoughtthebusinessmanwouldjustwaitthereforhimwhilehequicklysettledhisbusinesswiththelawyer,andthentheywouldleavetogethertodiscusseverythingthoroughlyandundisturbed."Yes,"saidLeni,"noteveryone’slikeyou,Josef,allowedtoseethelawyeratanytimeyoulike.Don’tevenseemsurprisedthatthelawyer,despitebeingill,stillreceivesyouateleveno’clockatnight.Youtakeitfartoomuchforgranted,whatyourfriendsdoforyou.Well,yourfriends,oratleastIdo,weliketodothingsforyou.Idon’twantorneedanymorethanksthanthatyou’refondofme.""Fondofyou?"thoughtK.atfirst,andonlythenitoccurredtohim,"Well,yes,Iamfondofher."Nonetheless,whathesaid,forgettingalltherest,was,"HereceivesmebecauseIamhisclient.IfIneededanyoneelse’shelpI’dhavetobegandshowgratitudewheneverIdoanything.""He’sreallynastytoday,isn’the?"Leniaskedthebusinessman."Nowit’smewho’snothere,"thoughtK.,andnearlylosthistemperwiththebusinessmanwhen,withthesamerudenessasLeni,hesaid,"Thelawyeralsohasotherreasonstoreceivehim.Hiscaseismuchmoreinterestingthanmine.