Перетворення
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Theviolinwentsilent,themiddleofthethreegentlemenfirstsmiledathistwofriends,shakinghishead,andthenlookedbackatGregor.HisfatherseemedtothinkitmoreimportanttocalmthethreegentlemenbeforedrivingGregorout,eventhoughtheywerenotatallupsetandseemedtothinkGregorwasmoreentertainingthantheviolinplayinghadbeen.HerusheduptothemwithhisarmsspreadoutandattemptedtodrivethembackintotheirroomatthesametimeastryingtoblocktheirviewofGregorwithhisbody.Nowtheydidbecomealittleannoyed,anditwasnotclearwhetheritwashisfather’sbehaviourthatannoyedthemorthedawningrealisationthattheyhadhadaneighbourlikeGregorinthenextroomwithoutknowingit.TheyaskedGregor’sfatherforexplanations,raisedtheirarmslikehehad,tuggedexcitedlyattheirbeardsandmovedbacktowardstheirroomonlyveryslowly.MeanwhileGregor’ssisterhadovercomethedespairshehadfallenintowhenherplayingwassuddenlyinterrupted.Shehadletherhandsdropandletviolinandbowhanglimplyforawhilebutcontinuedtolookatthemusicasifstillplaying,butthenshesuddenlypulledherselftogether,laytheinstrumentonhermother’slapwhostillsatlaboriouslystrugglingforbreathwhereshewas,andranintothenextroomwhich,underpressurefromherfather,thethreegentlemenweremorequicklymovingtoward.
