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           Theroomcontainedanarrowbedwhichfilleditcompletely,sothattogetintothebedyouwouldneedtoclimboverthebedpost.Attheheadofthebedtherewasanicheinthewallwhere,fastidiouslytidy,stoodacandle,abottleofink,andapenwithabundleofpaperswhichwereprobablytodowiththetrial."Yousleepinthemaid’sroom?"askedK.,ashewentbacktothebusinessman."Leni’sletmehaveit,"answeredthebusinessman,"ithasmanyadvantages."K.lookedlongathim;hisfirstimpressionofthebusinessmanhadperhapsnotbeenright;hehadexperienceashistrialhadalreadylastedalongtime,buthehadpaidaheavypriceforthisexperience.K.wassuddenlyunabletobearthesightofthebusinessmananylonger."Bringhimtobed,then!"hecalledouttoLeni,whoseemedtounderstandhim.Forhimself,hewantedtogotothelawyerand,bydismissinghim,freehimselffromnotonlythelawyerbutalsofromLeniandthebusinessman.Butbeforehehadreachedthedoorthebusinessmanspoketohimgently."Excuseme,sir,"hesaid,andK.lookedroundcrossly."You’veforgottenyourpromise,"saidthebusinessman,stretchinghishandouttoK.imploringlyfromwherehesat."Youweregoingtotellmeasecret.""Thatistrue,"saidK.,asheglancedatLeni,whowaswatchinghimcarefully,tocheckonher."Solisten;it’shardlyasecretnowanyway.I’mgoingtoseethelawyernowtosackhim.""He’ssackinghim!"yelledthebusinessman,andhejumpedupfromhischairandranaroundthekitchenwithhisarmsintheair.