as, with both hands, he pushed away the few items on the bedside table - the candle and box of matches, a book and a pin cushion which lay there as if they were things he would need for his own business.

“Certainly,” said K., and he began to feel relaxed now that, at last, he stood in front of someone with some sense, someone with whom he would be able to talk about his situation. “Certainly I'm surprised, but I'm not in any way very surprised.” “You're not very surprised?” asked the supervisor, as he positioned the candle in the middle of the table and the other things in a group around it. “Perhaps you don't quite understand me,” K. hurriedly pointed out. “What I mean is �” here K. broke off what he was saying and looked round for somewhere to sit.