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In the empty Courtroom - The Student - The Offices
""He’sverygoodwiththelitigants,"whisperedthegirl.K.nodded,butstartedtomoveoffagainwhentheinformation-giverrepeated,"Wouldyounotliketositdownhereawhile?""No,"saidK.,"Idon’twanttorest."Hehadsaidthatasdecisivelyashecould,butinfactitwouldhavedonehimalotofgoodtositdown.Itwasasifheweresufferingsea-sickness.Hefeltasifhewereonashipinaroughsea,asifthewaterwerehittingagainstthewoodenwalls,athunderingfromthedepthsofthecorridorasifthetorrentwerecrashingoverit,asifthecorridorwereswayingandthewaitinglitigantsoneachsideofitrisingandsinking.Itmadethecalmnessofthegirlandthemanleadinghimallthemoreincomprehensible.Hewasattheirmercy,iftheyletgoofhimhewouldfalllikeaboard.Theirlittleeyesglancedhereandthere,K.couldfeeltheevennessoftheirstepsbutcouldnotdothesame,asfromsteptostephewasvirtuallybeingcarried.Hefinallynoticedtheywerespeakingtohimbuthedidnotunderstandthem,allheheardwasanoisethatfilledallthespaceandthroughwhichthereseemedtobeanunchanginghighernotesounding,likeasiren."Louder,"hewhisperedwithhisheadsunklow,ashamedathavingtoaskthemtospeaklouderwhenheknewtheyhadspokenloudlyenough,evenifithadbeen,forhim,incomprehensible.
