“That's exactly the problem,” said K., “I don't know that myself.” “So you have been making fun of me, then,” said Miss B�rstner exceedingly disappointed, “you really ought not to try something like that on at this time of night.” And she stepped away from the photographs where they had stood so long together. “Miss B�rstner, no,” said K., “I'm not making fun of you. Please believe me! I've already told you everything I know. More than I know, in fact, as it actually wasn't even an investigating committee, that's just what I called them because I don't know what else to call them.

There was no cross questioning at all, I was merely arrested, but by a committee.” Miss B�rstner sat on the ottoman and laughed again. “What was it like then?”