But he soon drew his head back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had been lit in the living room.
Pero pronto volvió a sacarla con desilusión, no sólo comer le resultaba difícil debido a su delicado costado izquierdo – sólo podía comer si todo su cuerpo cooperaba jadeando –, sino que, además, la leche, que siempre había sido su bebida favorita, y que seguramente por eso se la había traído la hermana, ya no le gustaba, es más, se retiró casi con repugnancia de la escudilla y retrocedió a rastras hacia el centro de la habitación.