The Trial by Franz Kafka Chapter 1 Page 75

find a door there, Miss B�rstner made use of that moment to get herself free, open the door, slip out into the hallway and gently say to K. from there, “Now, come along, please. Look,” she pointed to the captain's door, from under which there was a light shining, “he's put a light on and he's laughing at us.” “Alright, I'm coming,” said K., moved forward, took hold of her, kissed her on the mouth and then over her whole face like a thirsty animal lapping with its tongue when it eventually finds water.

He finally kissed her on her neck and her throat and left his lips pressed there for a long time. He did not look up until there was a noise from the captain's room. “I'll go now,” he said, he wanted to address Miss B�rstner by her Christian name, but did not know it.