He began to distribute cigarettes from his case not only to Švejk but to all of them, and declared that he permitted all the prisoners to smoke, that he would do his best to see that their punishment was reduced and have them returned to normal military life.
Bere poltsako zigarretak, Xveiki bakarrik eman beharrean, guztien artean banatzen hasi zen, eta baita iragarri ere erretzen uzten ziela atxilotu guztiei, eta zigorgabeak gelditu eta bizitza militar normalera itzul zitezen ahaleginduko zela.