"Of course it is," was the man's reply, "why do you doubt it?" "I thought you might have some reason to keep your name secret," said K. He felt himself as much at liberty as is normally only felt in foreign parts when speaking with people of lower standing, keeping everything about himself to himself, speaking only casually about the interests of the other, able to raise him to a level above one's own, but also able, at will, to let him drop again.
Guztiz libre sentitzen zen, atzerrian jende arruntarekin hitz egiten denean bezala, norberarena barruan gorde eta inoren interesei buruz axolarik gabe hitz eginez, hala aldamenekoen maila goratuz, baina nahi izanez gero erortzen utziz.