Infolgedessen verlor die gleich anfangs nicht neue Uniform trotz aller Sorgfalt von Mutter und Schwester an Reinlichkeit, und Gregor sah oft ganze Abende lang auf dieses über und über fleckige, mit seinen stets geputzte Goldknöpfen leuchtende Kleid, in dem der alte Mann höchst unbequem und doch ruhig schlief.
The uniform had not been new to start with, but as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but peaceful.