“ But now you must give me your hand, an agreement of this sort needs to be confirmed with a handshake. ”
Franz Kafka, The Trial (1925). copy citation
| Author | Franz Kafka |
|---|---|
| Source | The Trial |
| Topic | handshake agreement |
| Date | 1925 |
| Language | English |
| Reference | |
| Note | Translated by David Wyllie |
| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7849/pg7849-images.html |
Context
“But now it's over with, and I didn't really even want to talk about it any more, only I wanted to hear what you, as a sensible woman, thought about it all, and I'm very glad to hear that we're in agreement. But now you must give me your hand, an agreement of this sort needs to be confirmed with a handshake."
Will she shake hands with me? The supervisor didn't shake hands, he thought, and looked at the woman differently from before, examining her. She stood up, as he had also stood up, and was a little self- conscious, she hadn't been able to understand everything that K. said.” source
Will she shake hands with me? The supervisor didn't shake hands, he thought, and looked at the woman differently from before, examining her. She stood up, as he had also stood up, and was a little self- conscious, she hadn't been able to understand everything that K. said.” source
