saying,” said the lawyer, just as astonished and embarrassed as K. “Perhaps I've been going too fast. What was it you wanted to speak to me about? I thought it was to do with your trial.” “Of course it is,” said K.'s uncle, who then asked K., “So what is it you want?” “Yes, but how is it that you know anything about me and my case?” asked K. “Oh, I see,” said the lawyer with a smile. “I am a lawyer, I move in court circles, people talk about various different cases and the more interesting ones stay in your mind, especially when they concern the nephew of a friend.

There's nothing very remarkable about that.” “What is it you want, then?” asked K.'s uncle once more, “You seem so uneasy about it” “You move in this