Die Entschließung hatte K. an dem Tage, an dem er zum Advokaten gehen wollte, viel Arbeitskraft entzogen, er arbeitete besonders langsam, er mußte sehr lange im Büro bleiben, und es war schon zehn Uhr vorüber, als er endlich vor der Tür des Advokaten stand.
This decision, on the day he intended to go to see the lawyer, took a lot of the strength he needed for his work, he worked exceptionally slowly, he had to remain in his office a long time, and it was already past ten o'clock when he finally stood in front of the lawyer's front door.