Das Frühstücksgeschirr stand in überreicher Zahl auf dem Tisch, denn für den Vater war das Frühstück die wichtigste Mahlzeit des Tages, die er bei der Lektüre verschiedener Zeitungen stundenlang hinzog.
The washing up from breakfast lay on the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of different newspapers.