Denn sofort hüpfte der Fabrikant vom Sessel auf und eilte dem Direktor-Stellvertreter entgegen, K. aber hätte ihn noch zehnmal flinker machen wollen, denn er fürchtete, der Direktor-Stellvertreter könnte wieder verschwinden.
K. thought no more about the matter, he merely watched the immediate effect of the deputy director's appearance and, for him, the effect was very pleasing; the manufacturer immediately jumped up from his seat and hurried over to meet the deputy director, although K. would have liked to make him ten times livelier as he feared the deputy director might disappear again.