Превращение
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Oneday,inordertosparehereventhissight,hespentfourhourscarryingthebedsheetovertothecouchonhisbackandarrangeditsothathewascompletelycoveredandhissisterwouldnotbeabletoseehimevenifshebentdown.Ifshedidnotthinkthissheetwasnecessarythenallshehadtodowastakeitoffagain,asitwasclearenoughthatitwasnopleasureforGregortocuthimselfoffsocompletely.Sheleftthesheetwhereitwas.Gregoreventhoughtheglimpsedalookofgratitudeonetimewhenhecarefullylookedoutfromunderthesheettoseehowhissisterlikedthenewarrangement.
Forthefirstfourteendays,Gregor’sparentscouldnotbringthemselvestocomeintotheroomtoseehim.Hewouldoftenhearthemsayhowtheyappreciatedallthenewworkhissisterwasdoingeventhough,before,theyhadseenherasagirlwhowassomewhatuselessandfrequentlybeenannoyedwithher.Butnowthetwoofthem,fatherandmother,wouldoftenbothwaitoutsidethedoorofGregor’sroomwhilehissistertidiedupinthere,andassoonasshewentoutagainshewouldhavetotellthemexactlyhoweverythinglooked,whatGregorhadeaten,howhehadbehavedthistimeandwhether,perhaps,anyslightimprovementcouldbeseen.HismotheralsowantedtogoinandvisitGregorrelativelysoonbuthisfatherandsisteratfirstpersuadedheragainstit.Gregorlistenedverycloselytoallthis,andapprovedfully.
