src: A few questions were directed at Andreas, with the result that to his surprise the execution of the "first operation, which is completely harmless," as the doctor explained casually, had to be postponed until the next morning. "You refer to such farewell parties as 'Gravöl' up North," the Professor laughed.
tgt: Einige Fragen wurden an Andreas gerichtet, mit dem Ergebnis, dass zu seiner Überraschung die Vornahme der "ersten Operation, die übrigens völlig ungefährlich sei," wie der Professor leichthin erklärte, auf den nächsten Vormittag verschoben werden müsste, "Sie nennen solche Abschiedsfeiern bei Ihnen im Norden 'Gravöl', "lachte der Professor."