1 tried to pay attention to what the deputy director was saying.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Two First Cross-examination 2 It was of no small importance for him, as this invitation from the deputy director, with whom he had never got on very well, meant that he was trying to improve his relations with him.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Two First Cross-examination 3 He was only speaking at the side of the telephone receiver while he waited for his connection, but in giving this invitation the deputy director was humbling himself.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Two First Cross-examination 4 "Pity," said the deputy director, and turned to the telephone conversation that had just been connected.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Two First Cross-examination 5 "Ask them then," said the deputy director.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Two First Cross-examination 6 As he went, the deputy director continued to speak about other things.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Two First Cross-examination 7 , and, using the intercom, he summoned his deputy who entered a few moments later.
8 Even when the door of the manager's office opened and revealed not very clearly, as if through a veil, the deputy director, he did no more than look up weakly.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter 9 would have liked to make him ten times livelier as he feared the deputy director might disappear again.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter 10 who, under the view of the deputy director, had bent back down over the papers.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter 11 If he ever felt tempted to doubt this, then his experience with the deputy director and the manufacturer that day would be quite enough to convince him of it.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter 12 of the result of his negotiations with the deputy director.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter 13 But the deputy director had already turned towards the gentlemen.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter 14 had not then glimpsed the deputy director in his office, looking for something from his bookshelves as if they were his own, he would probably even have made the attempt.
The Trial By Franz KafkaContext Highlight In Chapter Seven Lawyer - Manufacturer - Painter 15 The deputy director's office was, of course, still as empty as the middle of the night, the servitor had probably been asked to summon him too but without success.