The Trial - Franz Kafka

And now the judge, who sits beside me, is giving a secret sign to someone among you, while someone among you seems to be taking directions from above. I do not know whether the sign is meant to produce boos or applause, but I would resist trying to guess the meaning of the sign that we are so early and have not gone ahead with the trial, it does not really matter to me, and I ask Madame Judge full and public permission to stop giving secret signs to his paid subordinates and giving his orders in words instead; Let him just say "Shout Out Now!" Then next time, "Now clap!"

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