'If ifs and ans were pots and pans,' Švejk answered simply, and calmly endured the puzzled expression on the face of the sergeant, whose head had just then begun to ache again so that he could not think out any other question except:
-Xveikek tolesgabe arrapostu, eta lasai jasan zuen subofizialaren aurpegiera galdetzailea. Subofizialak, buruko mina hasi berri eta, ez zuen galdera hau besterik egiterik izan: