Er, sonst ein so sorgsamer Vater, war seit dem Ende dieses Winters sehr kühl gegen seinen Sohn geworden und bediente sich ihm gegenüber desselben höhnischen Tones wie seiner Frau gegenüber. ›Nun, junger Mann?‹ pflegte er ihn anzureden.
He who had been a considerate father, since the end of that winter had become particularly cold toward his son, and treated him in the same bantering manner as he did his wife. 'Ah, young man!' was the way in which he addressed him.