The washing up from breakfast lay on the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of different newspapers.
Las piezas de la vajilla del desayuno se extendían en gran cantidad sobre la mesa porque para el padre el desayuno era la comida principal del día, que prolongaba durante horas con la lectura de diversos periódicos.