midday
But it was n't there that he was invited , but the dining room , to which he yanked the door open without knocking . The room was long but narrow with one window . There was only enough space available to put two cupboards at an angle in the corner by the door , and the rest of the room was entirely taken up with the long dining table which started by the door and reached all the way to the great window , which was thus made almost inaccessible . The table was already laid for a large number of people , as on Sundays almost all the tenants ate their dinner here at midday . When K. entered , Miss Montag came towards him from the window along one side of the table . They greeted each other in silence . Then Miss Montag , her head unusually erect as always , said , `` I 'm not sure whether you know me . ''