All this time Švejk did 'eyes right' or 'eyes left' wherever the lieutenant was and did it with such a marked expression of innocence on his face that the lieutenant lowered his gaze to the carpet and said something which had no connection at all with Švejk's observation about the stupid captain:
Tartean, Xveikek, tenientea zegoen lekuaren arabera, ezkerraldera ala eskuinaldera begiratzen zuen, hainbesterainoko aurpegi ezin errugabeagoaz, non tenienteak begiak jaitsi, alfonbra begiratu, eta zerbait esan baitzuen, Xveikek kapitain ergelaz egindako oharrarekin batere zerikusirik ez zuena: