When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes there was still some money available from the old days. It was not a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest had accumulated.
Gregor ekkor kielégítő részletességgel megtudta - apja ugyanis magyarázatai közben gyakran ismételte szavait, részben azért, mert ő maga is régen foglalkozott már ezekkel a dolgokkal, részben pedig mert az anya nem értett még mindent elsőre -, hogy bármilyen szerencsétlenség zúdult is rájuk, azért maradt még némi vagyonuk, ha kicsi is, amelyet az azóta érintetlenül hagyott kamatok valamelyest megnöveltek.