K. sah ihn lange an; der erste Eindruck, den er von dem Kaufmann erhalten hatte, war vielleicht doch der richtige gewesen; Erfahrungen hatte er, denn sein Prozeß dauerte schon lange, aber er hatte diese Erfahrungen teuer bezahlt.
K. looked long at him; his first impression of the businessman had perhaps not been right; he had experience as his trial had already lasted a long time, but he had paid a heavy price for this experience.