Throughout the whole journey with Švejk, from the station to the Mariánské barracks in Budejovice, he had his eyes fixed convulsively on Švejk, and whenever they came to a corner or to a cross-roads he told Švejk, as though quite casually, how many loaded cartridges they were given for each escort, upon which Švejk answered that he was convinced that no gendarme would shoot anyone on the street, in case he should cause an accident.
Tren-geltokitik Budeiovitseko Marianske kuartelerako bide osoa, bere begi ikaratuak Xveikengan jarrita egin zuen, eta izkina edo bidegurutzeren batera iristen zirenetan Xveiki kontatzen zion, bidenabar bezala, zenbat kartutxo baladun jasotzen zituzten eskolta bakoitzean, eta Xveikek erantzuten zion sinetsirik zegoela ezein jendarmek ez ziola inori kalean tiro egingo, ezbeharrik ez sortzeko.