If Gregor had only been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand any moment.
Ha legalább meg tudott volna fordulni, mindjárt a szobájában lett volna, de félt, hogy az időrabló fordulás közben apja elveszti türelmét, és kezében a bot minden pillanatban azzal fenyegetett, hogy halálos csapást mér Gregor hátára vagy fejére.