Die unten wollten es erst gar nicht glauben und schickten zuerst einen aus, der hinter der Tür nachsehen sollte, ob dort wirklich leer war. Dann erst zogen sie ein und wagten wahrscheinlich nicht einmal zu murren.
Those who were at the bottom of the steps could not believe it at first, so they sent somebody out to go and look behind the door to see if there really was no-one there, and only then did they all gather together and probably didn't even dare to complain, as it's far from being the lawyers' job to introduce any improvements in the court system, or even to want to.