eight o'clock
Did he study without a pause ? '' `` Almost without a pause , '' answered Leni . `` Just the once he asked me for a drink of water , so I gave him a glassful through the window . Then at eight o'clock I let him out and gave him something to eat . '' Block glanced sideways at K. , as if he were being praised and had to impress K. as well . He now seemed more optimistic , he moved more freely and rocked back and forth on his knees . This made his astonishment all the more obvious when he heard the following words from the lawyer : `` You speak well of him , '' said the lawyer , `` but that 's just what makes it difficult for me .