As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work.
En cuanto el reloj daba las diez, la madre intentaba despertar al padre en voz baja y convencerle para que se fuese a la cama, porque éste no era un sueño auténtico y el padre tenía necesidad de él, porque tenía que empezar a trabajar a las seis de la mañana.