But now, as an examining magistrate, Ivan Ilych felt that everyone without exception, even the most important and self-satisfied, was in his power, and that he need only write a few words on a sheet of paper with a certain heading, and this or that important, self-satisfied person would be brought before him in the role of an accused person or a witness, and if he did not choose to allow him to sit down, would have to stand before him and answer his questions.
Orain, berriz, instrukzio-epaile zelarik, Ivan Ilitxek sentitzen zuen guztiak, inolako salbuespenik gabe, pertsonarik garrantzitsuen eta beren buruez asetuenak ere bere eskuetan zeuzkala eta aski zuela hitz jakin batzuk paper tinbredunean idaztea, pertsonarik garrantzitsuena, bere buruaz asetuena ere aurrera ekar ziezaioten salatu edo lekuko gisa, eta esertzera gonbidatzen ez baldin bazuen, zutik bere aurrean egon eta galderei erantzun beharko ziela.