K. sah ihr nach; nun war es endgültig beschlossen, daß der Advokat entlassen würde, es war wohl auch besser, daß er vorher mit Leni nicht mehr darüber sprechen konnte; sie hatte kaum den genügenden Überblick über das Ganze, hätte gewiß abgeraten, hätte möglicherweise K. auch wirklich von der Kündigung diesmal abgehalten, er wäre weiterhin in Zweifel und Unruhe geblieben, und schließlich hätte er nach einiger Zeit seinen Entschluß doch ausgeführt, denn dieser Entschluß war allzu zwingend.
K. watched her as she went; the decision had finally been made that the lawyer was to be dismissed, it was probably better that he had not been able to discuss the matter any more with Leni beforehand; she hardly understood the complexity of the matter, she would certainly have advised him against it and perhaps would even have prevented him from dismissing the lawyer this time, he would have remained in doubt and unease and eventually have carried out his decision after a while anyway as this decision was something he could not avoid.