K. in Gang, tastete sich auf den Fußspitzen an der Bank hin, kam dann in den breiten Hauptweg und ging dort ganz ungestört, nur daß der steinerne Boden unter dem leisesten Schritt erklang und die Wölbungen schwach, aber ununterbrochen, in vielfachem, gesetzmäßigem Fortschreiten davon widerhallten.
So K. began slowly to move, felt his way on tiptoe along the pew, arrived at the broad aisle and went along it without being disturbed, except for the sound of his steps, however light, which rang out on the stone floor and resounded from the vaulting, quiet but continuous at a repeating, regular pace.