circles nobody talks about anything else; I hardly ever got the chance to go to court myself but always made use of it when I could, I've listened to countless trials at important stages in their development, I've followed them closely as far as they could be followed, and I have to say that I've never seen a single acquittal.” “So.

Not a single acquittal,” said K., as if talking to himself and his hopes. “That confirms the impression I already have of the court. So there's no point in it from this side either. They could replace the whole court with a single hangman.” “You shouldn't generalise,” said the painter, dissatisfied, “I've only been talking about my own experience.” “Well that's enough,” said K., “or have you heard of any acquittals that