And without considering that he still was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs.
Y sin pensar que no conocía todavía su actual capacidad de movimiento, y que sus palabras posiblemente, seguramente incluso, no habían sido entendidas, abandonó la hoja de la puerta y se deslizó a través del hueco abierto. Pretendía dirigirse hacia el apodera do que, de una forma grotesca, se agarraba ya con ambas manos a la barandilla del rellano; pero, buscando algo en que apoyarse, se cayó inmediatamente sobre sus múltiples patitas, dando un pequeño grito.