She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the same room with him with the windows closed.
Estas carreras y ruidos asustaban a Gregorio dos veces al día; durante todo ese tiempo temblaba bajo el canapé y sabía muy bien que ella le hubiese evitado con gusto todo esto, si es que le hubiese sido posible permanecer con la ventana cerrada en la habitación en la que se encontraba Gregorio.