Sobald die Uhr zehn schlug, suchte die Mutter durch leise Zusprache den Vater zu wecken und dann zu überreden, ins Bett zu gehen, denn hier war es doch kein richtiger Schlaf und diesen hatte der Vater, der um sechs Uhr seinen Dienst antreten mußte, äußerst nötig.
As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work.