The only conclusion was that theirs was a quite different kind of tiredness from K.’s. Theirs was no doubt a tiredness resulting from work done gladly, something that from the outside looked like tiredness, but was in fact an indestructible peace and calm. When one feels a little fatigued in the middle of the day, that is part of the normal happy course of the day. For these gentlemen, thought K., it’s always the middle of the day.
