Превращение
II
Itwasmorethanchildishperversity,ofcourse,ortheunexpectedconfidenceshehadrecentlyacquired,thatmadeherinsist;shehadindeednoticedthatGregorneededalotofroomtocrawlaboutin,whereasthefurniture,asfarasanyonecouldsee,wasofnousetohimatall.Girlsofthatage,though,dobecomeenthusiasticaboutthingsandfeeltheymustgettheirwaywhenevertheycan.PerhapsthiswaswhattemptedGretetomakeGregor’ssituationseemevenmoreshockingthanitwassothatshecoulddoevenmoreforhim.GretewouldprobablybetheonlyonewhowoulddareenteraroomdominatedbyGregorcrawlingaboutthebarewallsbyhimself.
Sosherefusedtolethermotherdissuadeher.Gregor’smotheralreadylookeduneasyinhisroom,shesoonstoppedspeakingandhelpedGregor’ssistertogetthechestofdrawersoutwithwhatstrengthshehad.ThechestofdrawerswassomethingthatGregorcoulddowithoutifhehadto,butthewritingdeskhadtostay.Hardlyhadthetwowomenpushedthechestofdrawers,groaning,outoftheroomthanGregorpokedhisheadoutfromunderthecouchtoseewhathecoulddoaboutit.Hemeanttobeascarefulandconsiderateashecould,but,unfortunately,itwashismotherwhocamebackfirstwhileGreteinthenextroomhadherarmsroundthechest,pushingandpullingatitfromsidetosidebyherselfwithout,ofcourse,movingitaninch.HismotherwasnotusedtothesightofGregor,hemighthavemadeherill,soGregorhurriedbackwardstothefarendofthecouch.
