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Sohefledtothedoorofhisroomandpressedhimselfagainstitsothathisfather,whenhecameinfromthehall,couldseestraightawaythatGregorhadthebestintentionsandwouldgobackintohisroomwithoutdelay,thatitwouldnotbenecessarytodrivehimbackbutthattheyhadonlytoopenthedoorandhewoulddisappear.
Hisfather,though,wasnotinthemoodtonoticesubtletieslikethat;“Ah!”,heshoutedashecamein,soundingasifhewerebothangryandgladatthesametime.Gregordrewhisheadbackfromthedoorandliftedittowardshisfather.Hereallyhadnotimaginedhisfatherthewayhestoodtherenow;oflate,withhisnewhabitofcrawlingabout,hehadneglectedtopayattentiontowhatwasgoingontherestoftheflatthewayhehaddonebefore.Hereallyoughttohaveexpectedthingstohavechanged,butstill,still,wasthatreallyhisfather?ThesametiredmanasusedtobelayingthereentombedinhisbedwhenGregorcamebackfromhisbusinesstrips,whowouldreceivehimsittinginthearmchairinhisnightgownwhenhecamebackintheevenings;whowashardlyevenabletostandupbut,asasignofhispleasure,wouldjustraisehisarmsandwho,onthecoupleoftimesayearwhentheywentforawalktogetheronaSundayorpublicholidaywrappeduptightlyinhisovercoatbetweenGregorandhismother,wouldalwayslabourhiswayforwardalittlemoreslowlythanthem,whowerealreadywalkingslowlyforhissake;whowouldplacehisstickdowncarefullyand,ifhewantedtosaysomethingwouldinvariablystopandgatherhiscompanionsaroundhim.
