Der Postkutscher, der allmorgentlich in seiner zerrissenen Stalljacke, die bloßen Füße in Holzpantoffeln, kam, um die Stute zu füttern und zu putzen, klapperte jedesmal durch die Hausflur. Das war der Groom in Kniehosen.
The lad from the posting house who came to groom the mare every morning passed through the passage with his heavy wooden shoes; there were holes in his blouse; his feet were bare in list slippers.