Ich fragte, was denn das für ein Prozeß sei, ob er sich nicht irre, er aber sagte, er irre sich nicht, es sei ein Prozeß, und zwar ein schwerer Prozeß, mehr aber wisse er nicht.
I asked what sort of legal proceedings it was that were being conducted against the chief clerk, and whether he was not making some mistake, but he said he was not making any mistake, there were legal proceedings underway and even that they were about something quite serious, but he did not know any more about it.