But if you stay you shall hear what I have to say." She glanced at his face.

He folded his arms and stood still.

Whatever she had done, he would not leave her alone at the mercy of the desperate man whom he expected every moment to enter the room.

If she would not save herself, he might nevertheless disarm Kafka and prevent the deed.
As his long sleeping energy revived in him the thought of a struggle was not disagreeable.
"I loved you from the moment when I first saw you," said Unorna, trying to speak calmly.

"But you loved another woman.