quarter to seven
Gregor did in fact , apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long , feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual . He was still hurriedly thinking all this through , unable to decide to get out of the bed , when the clock struck quarter to seven . There was a cautious knock at the door near his head . `` Gregor '' , somebody called - it was his mother - `` it 's quarter to seven . Did n't you want to go somewhere ? '' That gentle voice ! Gregor was shocked when he heard his own voice answering , it could hardly be recognised as the voice he had had before .