»Es ist so, glauben Sie es doch«, sagte Franz, führte die Kaffeetasse, die er in der Hand hielt, nicht zum Mund, sondern sah K. mit einem langen, wahrscheinlich bedeutungsvollen, aber unverständlichen Blick an.
"That's true, you know, you'd better believe it," said Franz, holding a cup of coffee in his hand which he did not lift to his mouth but looked at K. in a way that was probably meant to be full of meaning but could not actually be understood.