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and with especially promising prospects. The greatest im-
provement in their situation at this moment, of course, had
to come from a change of dwelling. Now they wanted to
rent an apartment smaller and cheaper but better situated
and generally more practical than the present one, which
Gregor had found. While they amused themselves in this
way, it struck Mr. and Mrs. Samsa almost at the same mo-
ment how their daughter, who was getting more animated
all the time, had blossomed recently, in spite of all the trou-
bles which had made her cheeks pale, into a beautiful and
voluptuous young woman. Growing more silent and almost
unconsciously understanding each other in their glances,
they thought that the time was now at hand to seek out a
good honest man for her. And it was something of a con-
firmation of their new dreams and good intentions when at
the end of their journey the daughter first lifted herself up
and stretched her young body.