If you are of the same opinion, then please�” and he walked up to the supervisor's desk and held out his hand to him. The supervisor raised his eyes, bit his lip and looked at K.'s outstretched hand; K still believed the supervisor would do as he suggested. But instead, he stood up, picked up a hard round hat that was laying on Miss B�rstner's bed and put it carefully onto his head, using both hands as if trying on a new hat. “Everything seems so simple to you, doesn't it,” he said to K. as he did so, “so you think we should bring the matter to a peaceful close, do you. No, no, that won't do. Mind you, on the other hand I certainly wouldn't want you to think there's no hope for you.

No, why should you think that? You're simply under arrest, nothing more than that. That's what I had to tell you,