"Just as I expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence.
- Már vártam - mondta az apa -, mondtam is mindig, de nektek, nőknek, hiába beszél az ember. - Gregor tisztában volt vele, hogy Grete kurta közlését apja tévesen értelmezte, és azt hiszi, hogy Gregor valami erőszakos cselekedetet követett el.