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VerysoonhissisternoticedGregor’snewwayofentertaininghimself—hehad,afterall,lefttracesoftheadhesivefromhisfeetashecrawledabout—andgotitintoherheadtomakeitaseasyaspossibleforhimbyremovingthefurniturethatgotinhisway,especiallythechestofdrawersandthedesk.Now,thiswasnotsomethingthatshewouldbeabletodobyherself;shedidnotdaretoaskforhelpfromherfather;thesixteenyearoldmaidhadcarriedonbravelysincethecookhadleftbutshecertainlywouldnothavehelpedinthis,shehadevenaskedtobeallowedtokeepthekitchenlockedatalltimesandnevertohavetoopenthedoorunlessitwasespeciallyimportant;sohissisterhadnochoicebuttochoosesometimewhenGregor’sfatherwasnotthereandfetchhismothertohelpher.Assheapproachedtheroom,Gregorcouldhearhismotherexpressherjoy,butonceatthedoorshewentsilent.First,ofcourse,hissistercameinandlookedroundtoseethateverythingintheroomwasalright;andonlythendidshelethermotherenter.Gregorhadhurriedlypulledthesheetdownloweroverthecouchandputmorefoldsintoitsothateverythingreallylookedasifithadjustbeenthrowndownbychance.Gregoralsorefrained,thistime,fromspyingoutfromunderthesheet;hegaveupthechancetoseehismotheruntillaterandwassimplygladthatshehadcome.“Youcancomein,hecan’tbeseen”,saidhissister,obviouslyleadingherinbythehand.
