Die Schwester suchte freilich die Peinlichkeit des Ganzen möglichst zu verwischen, und je längere Zeit verging, desto besser gelang es ihr natürlich auch, aber auch Gregor durchschaute mit der Zeit alles viel genauer.
His sister, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also able to see through it all so much better.