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{
"cells": [
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"# Scrapism class \\#2 "
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Basic"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Print out text"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 4,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"hogehoge\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(\"hogehoge\")"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Print numbers and basic operator"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 5,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"2\n",
"0.15151515151515152\n",
"580.0\n",
"5.48\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(1+1)\n",
"print(5/33)\n",
"print(100*5.8)\n",
"print(1 + 7 / 25 * 16)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Testing"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 11,
"metadata": {
"scrolled": true
},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"False\n",
"True\n",
"True\n",
"False\n",
"True\n",
"False\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(1 == 2)\n",
"print(1 != 2)\n",
"print(1 <= 2)\n",
"print(1 >= 2)\n",
"print(1 < 2)\n",
"print(1 > 2)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Comment Out"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 13,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [],
"source": [
"# this is comment\n",
"# print(\"nothing happens\")"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Variables"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 16,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"100\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"some_number = 100\n",
"print(some_number)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### Types"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 24,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"<class 'int'> <class 'float'> <class 'str'> <class 'bool'>\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"some_number = 100\n",
"some_float = 100.0\n",
"some_string = \"iamstring\"\n",
"some_boolean = (1>2)\n",
"\n",
"print(type(some_number),type(some_float),type(some_string),type(some_boolean))"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### List"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 36,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"[1, 100, 20, 50, 29]\n",
"[1, 'mystr', 10.0, True]\n",
"10.0\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"mylist = [1,100,20,50,29]\n",
"print(mylist)\n",
"mymixedlist = [1,\"mystr\",10.0,True] #types can be mixed\n",
"print(mymixedlist)\n",
"print(mymixedlist[2]) #access by anglebracket"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Play with String "
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 32,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Karl Marx\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"first_name = \"Karl\"\n",
"last_name = \"Marx\"\n",
"name = first_name+\" \"+last_name #string can be joind with add\n",
"print (name)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 35,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"KlM\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(name[0]+name[3]+name[5]) # string is also list of character"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 37,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"ename": "IndexError",
"evalue": "string index out of range",
"output_type": "error",
"traceback": [
"\u001b[0;31m---------------------------------------------------------------------------\u001b[0m",
"\u001b[0;31mIndexError\u001b[0m Traceback (most recent call last)",
"\u001b[0;32m<ipython-input-37-c601d92fe664>\u001b[0m in \u001b[0;36m<module>\u001b[0;34m()\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0;32m----> 1\u001b[0;31m \u001b[0mprint\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m(\u001b[0m\u001b[0mname\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m[\u001b[0m\u001b[0;36m1000\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m]\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m)\u001b[0m\u001b[0;34m\u001b[0m\u001b[0m\n\u001b[0m",
"\u001b[0;31mIndexError\u001b[0m: string index out of range"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(name[1000]) "
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 43,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"x\n",
"x\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"length = len(name) # get maximum index\n",
"print(name[length-1])\n",
"print(name[-1]) #but you can also do like this"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 46,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Kar\n",
"rl Mar\n",
"rl Marx\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(name[0:3]) #call with range ,not 0 to 3, 3 elements from 0 so 0,1,2\n",
"print(name[2:-1]) #???\n",
"print(name[2:1002])"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"### more string operation"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 49,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"False\n",
"A SPECTRE IS HAUNTING EUROPE\n",
"a spectre is haunting europe\n",
"A Spectre Is Haunting Europe\n",
"True\n",
"A Spectre is haunting europe\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"sentence = \"A Spectre is haunting europe\"\n",
"print(\"spectre\" in sentence) #check if the string contains specified word (case sensitive)\n",
"print(sentence.upper()) # string has a member function that translate into upper or lower\n",
"print(sentence.lower()) # these functions don't modify original but just return the modified value\n",
"print(sentence.title())\n",
"print(\"spectre\" in sentence.lower())\n",
"print(sentence)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 53,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"A SPECTRE WAS HAUNTING EUROPE\n",
"A Spectre is haunting europe\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(sentence.replace(\"is\", \"was\").upper()) # original isn't modified too\n",
"print(sentence)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 60,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"##############################################A Spectre is haunting europe##############################################\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"print(sentence.center(120,\"#\")) #utility"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 65,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"hellooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo\n",
"thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks thanks \n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"hello = \"hello\"+ \"o\"*100\n",
"print(hello)\n",
"thanks = \"thanks \"*100\n",
"print(thanks)"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## List and Iteration"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 71,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Total names: 4\n",
"['Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky']\n",
"['Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky']\n",
"['Marx', 'Trotsky', 'Lenin', 'Engels', 'Stravinsky', 'white someone', 'someone again']\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"names = [\"Marx\",\"Trotsky\",\"Lenin\",\"Engels\"]\n",
"print(\"Total names:\",len(names))\n",
"names.append(\"Stravinsky\")\n",
"print(names)\n",
"print(names*10)\n",
"print(names+[\"white someone\",\"someone again\"])"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 75,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"Marx\n",
" is dead\n",
"Trotsky\n",
" is dead\n",
"Lenin\n",
" is dead\n",
"Engels\n",
" is dead\n",
"Stravinsky\n",
" is dead\n"
]
}
],
"source": [
"for name in names:\n",
" print(name) #absolutely indentation\n",
" print(\" is dead\")"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "markdown",
"metadata": {},
"source": [
"## Read the files"
]
},
{
"cell_type": "code",
"execution_count": 79,
"metadata": {},
"outputs": [
{
"name": "stdout",
"output_type": "stream",
"text": [
"I\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"One Morning, When Gregor Samsa Woke From Troubled Dreams, He Found\n",
"Himself Transformed In His Bed Into A Horrible Vermin. He Lay On\n",
"His Armour-Like Back, And If He Lifted His Head A Little He Could\n",
"See His Brown Belly, Slightly Domed And Divided By Arches Into Stiff\n",
"Sections. The Bedding Was Hardly Able To Cover It And Seemed Ready\n",
"To Slide Off Any Moment. His Many Legs, Pitifully Thin Compared\n",
"With The Size Of The Rest Of Him, Waved About Helplessly As He\n",
"Looked.\n",
"\n",
"\"What'S Happened To Me?\" He Thought. It Wasn'T A Dream. His Room,\n",
"A Proper Human Room Although A Little Too Small, Lay Peacefully\n",
"Between Its Four Familiar Walls. A Collection Of Textile Samples\n",
"Lay Spread Out On The Table - Samsa Was A Travelling Salesman - And\n",
"Above It There Hung A Picture That He Had Recently Cut Out Of An\n",
"Illustrated Magazine And Housed In A Nice, Gilded Frame. It Showed\n",
"A Lady Fitted Out With A Fur Hat And Fur Boa Who Sat Upright,\n",
"Raising A Heavy Fur Muff That Covered The Whole Of Her Lower Arm\n",
"Towards The Viewer.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Then Turned To Look Out The Window At The Dull Weather.\n",
"Drops Of Rain Could Be Heard Hitting The Pane, Which Made Him Feel\n",
"Quite Sad. \"How About If I Sleep A Little Bit Longer And Forget All\n",
"This Nonsense\", He Thought, But That Was Something He Was Unable To\n",
"Do Because He Was Used To Sleeping On His Right, And In His Present\n",
"State Couldn'T Get Into That Position. However Hard He Threw\n",
"Himself Onto His Right, He Always Rolled Back To Where He Was. He\n",
"Must Have Tried It A Hundred Times, Shut His Eyes So That He\n",
"Wouldn'T Have To Look At The Floundering Legs, And Only Stopped When\n",
"He Began To Feel A Mild, Dull Pain There That He Had Never Felt\n",
"Before.\n",
"\n",
"\"Oh, God\", He Thought, \"What A Strenuous Career It Is That I'Ve\n",
"Chosen! Travelling Day In And Day Out. Doing Business Like This\n",
"Takes Much More Effort Than Doing Your Own Business At Home, And On\n",
"Top Of That There'S The Curse Of Travelling, Worries About Making\n",
"Train Connections, Bad And Irregular Food, Contact With Different\n",
"People All The Time So That You Can Never Get To Know Anyone Or\n",
"Become Friendly With Them. It Can All Go To Hell!\" He Felt A\n",
"Slight Itch Up On His Belly; Pushed Himself Slowly Up On His Back\n",
"Towards The Headboard So That He Could Lift His Head Better; Found\n",
"Where The Itch Was, And Saw That It Was Covered With Lots Of Little\n",
"White Spots Which He Didn'T Know What To Make Of; And When He Tried\n",
"To Feel The Place With One Of His Legs He Drew It Quickly Back\n",
"Because As Soon As He Touched It He Was Overcome By A Cold Shudder.\n",
"\n",
"He Slid Back Into His Former Position. \"Getting Up Early All The\n",
"Time\", He Thought, \"It Makes You Stupid. You'Ve Got To Get Enough\n",
"Sleep. Other Travelling Salesmen Live A Life Of Luxury. For\n",
"Instance, Whenever I Go Back To The Guest House During The Morning\n",
"To Copy Out The Contract, These Gentlemen Are Always Still Sitting\n",
"There Eating Their Breakfasts. I Ought To Just Try That With My\n",
"Boss; I'D Get Kicked Out On The Spot. But Who Knows, Maybe That\n",
"Would Be The Best Thing For Me. If I Didn'T Have My Parents To\n",
"Think About I'D Have Given In My Notice A Long Time Ago, I'D Have\n",
"Gone Up To The Boss And Told Him Just What I Think, Tell Him\n",
"Everything I Would, Let Him Know Just What I Feel. He'D Fall Right\n",
"Off His Desk! And It'S A Funny Sort Of Business To Be Sitting Up\n",
"There At Your Desk, Talking Down At Your Subordinates From Up There,\n",
"Especially When You Have To Go Right Up Close Because The Boss Is\n",
"Hard Of Hearing. Well, There'S Still Some Hope; Once I'Ve Got The\n",
"Money Together To Pay Off My Parents' Debt To Him - Another Five Or\n",
"Six Years I Suppose - That'S Definitely What I'Ll Do. That'S When\n",
"I'Ll Make The Big Change. First Of All Though, I'Ve Got To Get Up,\n",
"My Train Leaves At Five.\"\n",
"\n",
"And He Looked Over At The Alarm Clock, Ticking On The Chest Of\n",
"Drawers. \"God In Heaven!\" He Thought. It Was Half Past Six And The\n",
"Hands Were Quietly Moving Forwards, It Was Even Later Than Half\n",
"Past, More Like Quarter To Seven. Had The Alarm Clock Not Rung? He\n",
"Could See From The Bed That It Had Been Set For Four O'Clock As It\n",
"Should Have Been; It Certainly Must Have Rung. Yes, But Was It\n",
"Possible To Quietly Sleep Through That Furniture-Rattling Noise?\n",
"True, He Had Not Slept Peacefully, But Probably All The More Deeply\n",
"Because Of That. What Should He Do Now? The Next Train Went At\n",
"Seven; If He Were To Catch That He Would Have To Rush Like Mad And\n",
"The Collection Of Samples Was Still Not Packed, And He Did Not At\n",
"All Feel Particularly Fresh And Lively. And Even If He Did Catch\n",
"The Train He Would Not Avoid His Boss'S Anger As The Office\n",
"Assistant Would Have Been There To See The Five O'Clock Train Go, He\n",
"Would Have Put In His Report About Gregor'S Not Being There A Long\n",
"Time Ago. The Office Assistant Was The Boss'S Man, Spineless, And\n",
"With No Understanding. What About If He Reported Sick? But That\n",
"Would Be Extremely Strained And Suspicious As In Fifteen Years Of\n",
"Service Gregor Had Never Once Yet Been Ill. His Boss Would\n",
"Certainly Come Round With The Doctor From The Medical Insurance\n",
"Company, Accuse His Parents Of Having A Lazy Son, And Accept The\n",
"Doctor'S Recommendation Not To Make Any Claim As The Doctor Believed\n",
"That No-One Was Ever Ill But That Many Were Workshy. And What'S\n",
"More, Would He Have Been Entirely Wrong In This Case? Gregor Did In\n",
"Fact, Apart From Excessive Sleepiness After Sleeping For So Long,\n",
"Feel Completely Well And Even Felt Much Hungrier Than Usual.\n",
"\n",
"He Was Still Hurriedly Thinking All This Through, Unable To Decide\n",
"To Get Out Of The Bed, When The Clock Struck Quarter To Seven.\n",
"There Was A Cautious Knock At The Door Near His Head. \"Gregor\",\n",
"Somebody Called - It Was His Mother - \"It'S Quarter To Seven.\n",
"Didn'T You Want To Go Somewhere?\" That Gentle Voice! Gregor Was\n",
"Shocked When He Heard His Own Voice Answering, It Could Hardly Be\n",
"Recognised As The Voice He Had Had Before. As If From Deep Inside\n",
"Him, There Was A Painful And Uncontrollable Squeaking Mixed In With\n",
"It, The Words Could Be Made Out At First But Then There Was A Sort\n",
"Of Echo Which Made Them Unclear, Leaving The Hearer Unsure Whether\n",
"He Had Heard Properly Or Not. Gregor Had Wanted To Give A Full\n",
"Answer And Explain Everything, But In The Circumstances Contented\n",
"Himself With Saying: \"Yes, Mother, Yes, Thank-You, I'M Getting Up\n",
"Now.\" The Change In Gregor'S Voice Probably Could Not Be Noticed\n",
"Outside Through The Wooden Door, As His Mother Was Satisfied With\n",
"This Explanation And Shuffled Away. But This Short Conversation\n",
"Made The Other Members Of The Family Aware That Gregor, Against\n",
"Their Expectations Was Still At Home, And Soon His Father Came\n",
"Knocking At One Of The Side Doors, Gently, But With His Fist.\n",
"\"Gregor, Gregor\", He Called, \"What'S Wrong?\" And After A Short\n",
"While He Called Again With A Warning Deepness In His Voice: \"Gregor!\n",
"Gregor!\" At The Other Side Door His Sister Came Plaintively:\n",
"\"Gregor? Aren'T You Well? Do You Need Anything?\" Gregor Answered To\n",
"Both Sides: \"I'M Ready, Now\", Making An Effort To Remove All The\n",
"Strangeness From His Voice By Enunciating Very Carefully And Putting\n",
"Long Pauses Between Each, Individual Word. His Father Went Back To\n",
"His Breakfast, But His Sister Whispered: \"Gregor, Open The Door, I\n",
"Beg Of You.\" Gregor, However, Had No Thought Of Opening The Door,\n",
"And Instead Congratulated Himself For His Cautious Habit, Acquired\n",
"From His Travelling, Of Locking All Doors At Night Even When He Was\n",
"At Home.\n",
"\n",
"The First Thing He Wanted To Do Was To Get Up In Peace Without Being\n",
"Disturbed, To Get Dressed, And Most Of All To Have His Breakfast.\n",
"Only Then Would He Consider What To Do Next, As He Was Well Aware\n",
"That He Would Not Bring His Thoughts To Any Sensible Conclusions By\n",
"Lying In Bed. He Remembered That He Had Often Felt A Slight Pain In\n",
"Bed, Perhaps Caused By Lying Awkwardly, But That Had Always Turned\n",
"Out To Be Pure Imagination And He Wondered How His Imaginings Would\n",
"Slowly Resolve Themselves Today. He Did Not Have The Slightest\n",
"Doubt That The Change In His Voice Was Nothing More Than The First\n",
"Sign Of A Serious Cold, Which Was An Occupational Hazard For\n",
"Travelling Salesmen.\n",
"\n",
"It Was A Simple Matter To Throw Off The Covers; He Only Had To Blow\n",
"Himself Up A Little And They Fell Off By Themselves. But It Became\n",
"Difficult After That, Especially As He Was So Exceptionally Broad.\n",
"He Would Have Used His Arms And His Hands To Push Himself Up; But\n",
"Instead Of Them He Only Had All Those Little Legs Continuously\n",
"Moving In Different Directions, And Which He Was Moreover Unable To\n",
"Control. If He Wanted To Bend One Of Them, Then That Was The First\n",
"One That Would Stretch Itself Out; And If He Finally Managed To Do\n",
"What He Wanted With That Leg, All The Others Seemed To Be Set Free\n",
"And Would Move About Painfully. \"This Is Something That Can'T Be\n",
"Done In Bed\", Gregor Said To Himself, \"So Don'T Keep Trying To Do\n",
"It\".\n",
"\n",
"The First Thing He Wanted To Do Was Get The Lower Part Of His Body\n",
"Out Of The Bed, But He Had Never Seen This Lower Part, And Could Not\n",
"Imagine What It Looked Like; It Turned Out To Be Too Hard To Move;\n",
"It Went So Slowly; And Finally, Almost In A Frenzy, When He\n",
"Carelessly Shoved Himself Forwards With All The Force He Could\n",
"Gather, He Chose The Wrong Direction, Hit Hard Against The Lower\n",
"Bedpost, And Learned From The Burning Pain He Felt That The Lower\n",
"Part Of His Body Might Well, At Present, Be The Most Sensitive.\n",
"\n",
"So Then He Tried To Get The Top Part Of His Body Out Of The Bed\n",
"First, Carefully Turning His Head To The Side. This He Managed\n",
"Quite Easily, And Despite Its Breadth And Its Weight, The Bulk Of\n",
"His Body Eventually Followed Slowly In The Direction Of The Head.\n",
"But When He Had At Last Got His Head Out Of The Bed And Into The\n",
"Fresh Air It Occurred To Him That If He Let Himself Fall It Would Be\n",
"A Miracle If His Head Were Not Injured, So He Became Afraid To Carry\n",
"On Pushing Himself Forward The Same Way. And He Could Not Knock\n",
"Himself Out Now At Any Price; Better To Stay In Bed Than Lose\n",
"Consciousness.\n",
"\n",
"It Took Just As Much Effort To Get Back To Where He Had Been\n",
"Earlier, But When He Lay There Sighing, And Was Once More Watching\n",
"His Legs As They Struggled Against Each Other Even Harder Than\n",
"Before, If That Was Possible, He Could Think Of No Way Of Bringing\n",
"Peace And Order To This Chaos. He Told Himself Once More That It\n",
"Was Not Possible For Him To Stay In Bed And That The Most Sensible\n",
"Thing To Do Would Be To Get Free Of It In Whatever Way He Could At\n",
"Whatever Sacrifice. At The Same Time, Though, He Did Not Forget To\n",
"Remind Himself That Calm Consideration Was Much Better Than Rushing\n",
"To Desperate Conclusions. At Times Like This He Would Direct His\n",
"Eyes To The Window And Look Out As Clearly As He Could, But\n",
"Unfortunately, Even The Other Side Of The Narrow Street Was\n",
"Enveloped In Morning Fog And The View Had Little Confidence Or Cheer\n",
"To Offer Him. \"Seven O'Clock, Already\", He Said To Himself When The\n",
"Clock Struck Again, \"Seven O'Clock, And There'S Still A Fog Like\n",
"This.\" And He Lay There Quietly A While Longer, Breathing Lightly\n",
"As If He Perhaps Expected The Total Stillness To Bring Things Back\n",
"To Their Real And Natural State.\n",
"\n",
"But Then He Said To Himself: \"Before It Strikes Quarter Past Seven\n",
"I'Ll Definitely Have To Have Got Properly Out Of Bed. And By Then\n",
"Somebody Will Have Come Round From Work To Ask What'S Happened To Me\n",
"As Well, As They Open Up At Work Before Seven O'Clock.\" And So He\n",
"Set Himself To The Task Of Swinging The Entire Length Of His Body\n",
"Out Of The Bed All At The Same Time. If He Succeeded In Falling Out\n",
"Of Bed In This Way And Kept His Head Raised As He Did So He Could\n",
"Probably Avoid Injuring It. His Back Seemed To Be Quite Hard, And\n",
"Probably Nothing Would Happen To It Falling Onto The Carpet. His\n",
"Main Concern Was For The Loud Noise He Was Bound To Make, And Which\n",
"Even Through All The Doors Would Probably Raise Concern If Not\n",
"Alarm. But It Was Something That Had To Be Risked.\n",
"\n",
"When Gregor Was Already Sticking Half Way Out Of The Bed - The New\n",
"Method Was More Of A Game Than An Effort, All He Had To Do Was Rock\n",
"Back And Forth - It Occurred To Him How Simple Everything Would Be\n",
"If Somebody Came To Help Him. Two Strong People - He Had His Father\n",
"And The Maid In Mind - Would Have Been More Than Enough; They Would\n",
"Only Have To Push Their Arms Under The Dome Of His Back, Peel Him\n",
"Away From The Bed, Bend Down With The Load And Then Be Patient And\n",
"Careful As He Swang Over Onto The Floor, Where, Hopefully, The\n",
"Little Legs Would Find A Use. Should He Really Call For Help\n",
"Though, Even Apart From The Fact That All The Doors Were Locked?\n",
"Despite All The Difficulty He Was In, He Could Not Suppress A Smile\n",
"At This Thought.\n",
"\n",
"After A While He Had Already Moved So Far Across That It Would Have\n",
"Been Hard For Him To Keep His Balance If He Rocked Too Hard. The\n",
"Time Was Now Ten Past Seven And He Would Have To Make A Final\n",
"Decision Very Soon. Then There Was A Ring At The Door Of The Flat.\n",
"\"That'Ll Be Someone From Work\", He Said To Himself, And Froze Very\n",
"Still, Although His Little Legs Only Became All The More Lively As\n",
"They Danced Around. For A Moment Everything Remained Quiet.\n",
"\"They'Re Not Opening The Door\", Gregor Said To Himself, Caught In\n",
"Some Nonsensical Hope. But Then Of Course, The Maid'S Firm Steps\n",
"Went To The Door As Ever And Opened It. Gregor Only Needed To Hear\n",
"The Visitor'S First Words Of Greeting And He Knew Who It Was - The\n",
"Chief Clerk Himself. Why Did Gregor Have To Be The Only One\n",
"Condemned To Work For A Company Where They Immediately Became Highly\n",
"Suspicious At The Slightest Shortcoming? Were All Employees, Every\n",
"One Of Them, Louts, Was There Not One Of Them Who Was Faithful And\n",
"Devoted Who Would Go So Mad With Pangs Of Conscience That He\n",
"Couldn'T Get Out Of Bed If He Didn'T Spend At Least A Couple Of\n",
"Hours In The Morning On Company Business? Was It Really Not Enough\n",
"To Let One Of The Trainees Make Enquiries - Assuming Enquiries Were\n",
"Even Necessary - Did The Chief Clerk Have To Come Himself, And Did\n",
"They Have To Show The Whole, Innocent Family That This Was So\n",
"Suspicious That Only The Chief Clerk Could Be Trusted To Have The\n",
"Wisdom To Investigate It? And More Because These Thoughts Had Made\n",
"Him Upset Than Through Any Proper Decision, He Swang Himself With\n",
"All His Force Out Of The Bed. There Was A Loud Thump, But It Wasn'T\n",
"Really A Loud Noise. His Fall Was Softened A Little By The Carpet,\n",
"And Gregor'S Back Was Also More Elastic Than He Had Thought, Which\n",
"Made The Sound Muffled And Not Too Noticeable. He Had Not Held His\n",
"Head Carefully Enough, Though, And Hit It As He Fell; Annoyed And In\n",
"Pain, He Turned It And Rubbed It Against The Carpet.\n",
"\n",
"\"Something'S Fallen Down In There\", Said The Chief Clerk In The Room\n",
"On The Left. Gregor Tried To Imagine Whether Something Of The Sort\n",
"That Had Happened To Him Today Could Ever Happen To The Chief Clerk\n",
"Too; You Had To Concede That It Was Possible. But As If In Gruff\n",
"Reply To This Question, The Chief Clerk'S Firm Footsteps In His\n",
"Highly Polished Boots Could Now Be Heard In The Adjoining Room.\n",
"From The Room On His Right, Gregor'S Sister Whispered To Him To Let\n",
"Him Know: \"Gregor, The Chief Clerk Is Here.\" \"Yes, I Know\", Said\n",
"Gregor To Himself; But Without Daring To Raise His Voice Loud Enough\n",
"For His Sister To Hear Him.\n",
"\n",
"\"Gregor\", Said His Father Now From The Room To His Left, \"The Chief\n",
"Clerk Has Come Round And Wants To Know Why You Didn'T Leave On The\n",
"Early Train. We Don'T Know What To Say To Him. And Anyway, He\n",
"Wants To Speak To You Personally. So Please Open Up This Door. I'M\n",
"Sure He'Ll Be Good Enough To Forgive The Untidiness Of Your Room.\"\n",
"Then The Chief Clerk Called \"Good Morning, Mr. Samsa\". \"He Isn'T\n",
"Well\", Said His Mother To The Chief Clerk, While His Father\n",
"Continued To Speak Through The Door. \"He Isn'T Well, Please Believe\n",
"Me. Why Else Would Gregor Have Missed A Train! The Lad Only Ever\n",
"Thinks About The Business. It Nearly Makes Me Cross The Way He\n",
"Never Goes Out In The Evenings; He'S Been In Town For A Week Now But\n",
"Stayed Home Every Evening. He Sits With Us In The Kitchen And Just\n",
"Reads The Paper Or Studies Train Timetables. His Idea Of Relaxation\n",
"Is Working With His Fretsaw. He'S Made A Little Frame, For\n",
"Instance, It Only Took Him Two Or Three Evenings, You'Ll Be Amazed\n",
"How Nice It Is; It'S Hanging Up In His Room; You'Ll See It As Soon\n",
"As Gregor Opens The Door. Anyway, I'M Glad You'Re Here; We Wouldn'T\n",
"Have Been Able To Get Gregor To Open The Door By Ourselves; He'S So\n",
"Stubborn; And I'M Sure He Isn'T Well, He Said This Morning That He\n",
"Is, But He Isn'T.\" \"I'Ll Be There In A Moment\", Said Gregor Slowly\n",
"And Thoughtfully, But Without Moving So That He Would Not Miss Any\n",
"Word Of The Conversation. \"Well I Can'T Think Of Any Other Way Of\n",
"Explaining It, Mrs. Samsa\", Said The Chief Clerk, \"I Hope It'S\n",
"Nothing Serious. But On The Other Hand, I Must Say That If We\n",
"People In Commerce Ever Become Slightly Unwell Then, Fortunately Or\n",
"Unfortunately As You Like, We Simply Have To Overcome It Because Of\n",
"Business Considerations.\" \"Can The Chief Clerk Come In To See You\n",
"Now Then?\", Asked His Father Impatiently, Knocking At The Door\n",
"Again. \"No\", Said Gregor. In The Room On His Right There Followed\n",
"A Painful Silence; In The Room On His Left His Sister Began To Cry.\n",
"\n",
"So Why Did His Sister Not Go And Join The Others? She Had Probably\n",
"Only Just Got Up And Had Not Even Begun To Get Dressed. And Why Was\n",
"She Crying? Was It Because He Had Not Got Up, And Had Not Let The\n",
"Chief Clerk In, Because He Was In Danger Of Losing His Job And If\n",
"That Happened His Boss Would Once More Pursue Their Parents With The\n",
"Same Demands As Before? There Was No Need To Worry About Things Like\n",
"That Yet. Gregor Was Still There And Had Not The Slightest\n",
"Intention Of Abandoning His Family. For The Time Being He Just Lay\n",
"There On The Carpet, And No-One Who Knew The Condition He Was In\n",
"Would Seriously Have Expected Him To Let The Chief Clerk In. It Was\n",
"Only A Minor Discourtesy, And A Suitable Excuse Could Easily Be\n",
"Found For It Later On, It Was Not Something For Which Gregor Could\n",
"Be Sacked On The Spot. And It Seemed To Gregor Much More Sensible\n",
"To Leave Him Now In Peace Instead Of Disturbing Him With Talking At\n",
"Him And Crying. But The Others Didn'T Know What Was Happening, They\n",
"Were Worried, That Would Excuse Their Behaviour.\n",
"\n",
"The Chief Clerk Now Raised His Voice, \"Mr. Samsa\", He Called To Him,\n",
"\"What Is Wrong? You Barricade Yourself In Your Room, Give Us No More\n",
"Than Yes Or No For An Answer, You Are Causing Serious And\n",
"Unnecessary Concern To Your Parents And You Fail - And I Mention\n",
"This Just By The Way - You Fail To Carry Out Your Business Duties In\n",
"A Way That Is Quite Unheard Of. I'M Speaking Here On Behalf Of Your\n",
"Parents And Of Your Employer, And Really Must Request A Clear And\n",
"Immediate Explanation. I Am Astonished, Quite Astonished. I\n",
"Thought I Knew You As A Calm And Sensible Person, And Now You\n",
"Suddenly Seem To Be Showing Off With Peculiar Whims. This Morning,\n",
"Your Employer Did Suggest A Possible Reason For Your Failure To\n",
"Appear, It'S True - It Had To Do With The Money That Was Recently\n",
"Entrusted To You - But I Came Near To Giving Him My Word Of Honour\n",
"That That Could Not Be The Right Explanation. But Now That I See\n",
"Your Incomprehensible Stubbornness I No Longer Feel Any Wish\n",
"Whatsoever To Intercede On Your Behalf. And Nor Is Your Position\n",
"All That Secure. I Had Originally Intended To Say All This To You\n",
"In Private, But Since You Cause Me To Waste My Time Here For No Good\n",
"Reason I Don'T See Why Your Parents Should Not Also Learn Of It.\n",
"Your Turnover Has Been Very Unsatisfactory Of Late; I Grant You That\n",
"It'S Not The Time Of Year To Do Especially Good Business, We\n",
"Recognise That; But There Simply Is No Time Of Year To Do No\n",
"Business At All, Mr. Samsa, We Cannot Allow There To Be.\"\n",
"\n",
"\"But Sir\", Called Gregor, Beside Himself And Forgetting All Else In\n",
"The Excitement, \"I'Ll Open Up Immediately, Just A Moment. I'M\n",
"Slightly Unwell, An Attack Of Dizziness, I Haven'T Been Able To Get\n",
"Up. I'M Still In Bed Now. I'M Quite Fresh Again Now, Though. I'M\n",
"Just Getting Out Of Bed. Just A Moment. Be Patient! It'S Not Quite\n",
"As Easy As I'D Thought. I'M Quite Alright Now, Though. It'S\n",
"Shocking, What Can Suddenly Happen To A Person! I Was Quite Alright\n",
"Last Night, My Parents Know About It, Perhaps Better Than Me, I Had\n",
"A Small Symptom Of It Last Night Already. They Must Have Noticed\n",
"It. I Don'T Know Why I Didn'T Let You Know At Work! But You Always\n",
"Think You Can Get Over An Illness Without Staying At Home. Please,\n",
"Don'T Make My Parents Suffer! There'S No Basis For Any Of The\n",
"Accusations You'Re Making; Nobody'S Ever Said A Word To Me About Any\n",
"Of These Things. Maybe You Haven'T Read The Latest Contracts I Sent\n",
"In. I'Ll Set Off With The Eight O'Clock Train, As Well, These Few\n",
"Hours Of Rest Have Given Me Strength. You Don'T Need To Wait, Sir;\n",
"I'Ll Be In The Office Soon After You, And Please Be So Good As To\n",
"Tell That To The Boss And Recommend Me To Him!\"\n",
"\n",
"And While Gregor Gushed Out These Words, Hardly Knowing What He Was\n",
"Saying, He Made His Way Over To The Chest Of Drawers - This Was\n",
"Easily Done, Probably Because Of The Practise He Had Already Had In\n",
"Bed - Where He Now Tried To Get Himself Upright. He Really Did Want\n",
"To Open The Door, Really Did Want To Let Them See Him And To Speak\n",
"With The Chief Clerk; The Others Were Being So Insistent, And He Was\n",
"Curious To Learn What They Would Say When They Caught Sight Of Him.\n",
"If They Were Shocked Then It Would No Longer Be Gregor'S\n",
"Responsibility And He Could Rest. If, However, They Took Everything\n",
"Calmly He Would Still Have No Reason To Be Upset, And If He Hurried\n",
"He Really Could Be At The Station For Eight O'Clock. The First Few\n",
"Times He Tried To Climb Up On The Smooth Chest Of Drawers He Just\n",
"Slid Down Again, But He Finally Gave Himself One Last Swing And\n",
"Stood There Upright; The Lower Part Of His Body Was In Serious Pain\n",
"But He No Longer Gave Any Attention To It. Now He Let Himself Fall\n",
"Against The Back Of A Nearby Chair And Held Tightly To The Edges Of\n",
"It With His Little Legs. By Now He Had Also Calmed Down, And Kept\n",
"Quiet So That He Could Listen To What The Chief Clerk Was Saying.\n",
"\n",
"\"Did You Understand A Word Of All That?\" The Chief Clerk Asked His\n",
"Parents, \"Surely He'S Not Trying To Make Fools Of Us\". \"Oh, God!\"\n",
"Called His Mother, Who Was Already In Tears, \"He Could Be Seriously\n",
"Ill And We'Re Making Him Suffer. Grete! Grete!\" She Then Cried.\n",
"\"Mother?\" His Sister Called From The Other Side. They Communicated\n",
"Across Gregor'S Room. \"You'Ll Have To Go For The Doctor Straight\n",
"Away. Gregor Is Ill. Quick, Get The Doctor. Did You Hear The Way\n",
"Gregor Spoke Just Now?\" \"That Was The Voice Of An Animal\", Said The\n",
"Chief Clerk, With A Calmness That Was In Contrast With His Mother'S\n",
"Screams. \"Anna! Anna!\" His Father Called Into The Kitchen Through\n",
"The Entrance Hall, Clapping His Hands, \"Get A Locksmith Here, Now!\"\n",
"And The Two Girls, Their Skirts Swishing, Immediately Ran Out\n",
"Through The Hall, Wrenching Open The Front Door Of The Flat As They\n",
"Went. How Had His Sister Managed To Get Dressed So Quickly? There\n",
"Was No Sound Of The Door Banging Shut Again; They Must Have Left It\n",
"Open; People Often Do In Homes Where Something Awful Has Happened.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor, In Contrast, Had Become Much Calmer. So They Couldn'T\n",
"Understand His Words Any More, Although They Seemed Clear Enough To\n",
"Him, Clearer Than Before - Perhaps His Ears Had Become Used To The\n",
"Sound. They Had Realised, Though, That There Was Something Wrong\n",
"With Him, And Were Ready To Help. The First Response To His\n",
"Situation Had Been Confident And Wise, And That Made Him Feel\n",
"Better. He Felt That He Had Been Drawn Back In Among People, And\n",
"From The Doctor And The Locksmith He Expected Great And Surprising\n",
"Achievements - Although He Did Not Really Distinguish One From The\n",
"Other. Whatever Was Said Next Would Be Crucial, So, In Order To\n",
"Make His Voice As Clear As Possible, He Coughed A Little, But Taking\n",
"Care To Do This Not Too Loudly As Even This Might Well Sound\n",
"Different From The Way That A Human Coughs And He Was No Longer Sure\n",
"He Could Judge This For Himself. Meanwhile, It Had Become Very\n",
"Quiet In The Next Room. Perhaps His Parents Were Sat At The Table\n",
"Whispering With The Chief Clerk, Or Perhaps They Were All Pressed\n",
"Against The Door And Listening.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Slowly Pushed His Way Over To The Door With The Chair. Once\n",
"There He Let Go Of It And Threw Himself Onto The Door, Holding\n",
"Himself Upright Against It Using The Adhesive On The Tips Of His\n",
"Legs. He Rested There A Little While To Recover From The Effort\n",
"Involved And Then Set Himself To The Task Of Turning The Key In The\n",
"Lock With His Mouth. He Seemed, Unfortunately, To Have No Proper\n",
"Teeth - How Was He, Then, To Grasp The Key? - But The Lack Of Teeth\n",
"Was, Of Course, Made Up For With A Very Strong Jaw; Using The Jaw,\n",
"He Really Was Able To Start The Key Turning, Ignoring The Fact That\n",
"He Must Have Been Causing Some Kind Of Damage As A Brown Fluid Came\n",
"From His Mouth, Flowed Over The Key And Dripped Onto The Floor.\n",
"\"Listen\", Said The Chief Clerk In The Next Room, \"He'S Turning The\n",
"Key.\" Gregor Was Greatly Encouraged By This; But They All Should\n",
"Have Been Calling To Him, His Father And His Mother Too: \"Well Done,\n",
"Gregor\", They Should Have Cried, \"Keep At It, Keep Hold Of The\n",
"Lock!\" And With The Idea That They Were All Excitedly Following His\n",
"Efforts, He Bit On The Key With All His Strength, Paying No\n",
"Attention To The Pain He Was Causing Himself. As The Key Turned\n",
"Round He Turned Around The Lock With It, Only Holding Himself\n",
"Upright With His Mouth, And Hung Onto The Key Or Pushed It Down\n",
"Again With The Whole Weight Of His Body As Needed. The Clear Sound\n",
"Of The Lock As It Snapped Back Was Gregor'S Sign That He Could Break\n",
"His Concentration, And As He Regained His Breath He Said To Himself:\n",
"\"So, I Didn'T Need The Locksmith After All\". Then He Lay His Head On\n",
"The Handle Of The Door To Open It Completely.\n",
"\n",
"Because He Had To Open The Door In This Way, It Was Already Wide\n",
"Open Before He Could Be Seen. He Had First To Slowly Turn Himself\n",
"Around One Of The Double Doors, And He Had To Do It Very Carefully\n",
"If He Did Not Want To Fall Flat On His Back Before Entering The\n",
"Room. He Was Still Occupied With This Difficult Movement, Unable To\n",
"Pay Attention To Anything Else, When He Heard The Chief Clerk\n",
"Exclaim A Loud \"Oh!\", Which Sounded Like The Soughing Of The Wind.\n",
"Now He Also Saw Him - He Was The Nearest To The Door - His Hand\n",
"Pressed Against His Open Mouth And Slowly Retreating As If Driven By\n",
"A Steady And Invisible Force. Gregor'S Mother, Her Hair Still\n",
"Dishevelled From Bed Despite The Chief Clerk'S Being There, Looked\n",
"At His Father. Then She Unfolded Her Arms, Took Two Steps Forward\n",
"Towards Gregor And Sank Down Onto The Floor Into Her Skirts That\n",
"Spread Themselves Out Around Her As Her Head Disappeared Down Onto\n",
"Her Breast. His Father Looked Hostile, And Clenched His Fists As If\n",
"Wanting To Knock Gregor Back Into His Room. Then He Looked\n",
"Uncertainly Round The Living Room, Covered His Eyes With His Hands\n",
"And Wept So That His Powerful Chest Shook.\n",
"\n",
"So Gregor Did Not Go Into The Room, But Leant Against The Inside Of\n",
"The Other Door Which Was Still Held Bolted In Place. In This Way\n",
"Only Half Of His Body Could Be Seen, Along With His Head Above It\n",
"Which He Leant Over To One Side As He Peered Out At The Others.\n",
"Meanwhile The Day Had Become Much Lighter; Part Of The Endless,\n",
"Grey-Black Building On The Other Side Of The Street - Which Was A\n",
"Hospital - Could Be Seen Quite Clearly With The Austere And Regular\n",
"Line Of Windows Piercing Its Facade; The Rain Was Still\n",
"Falling, Now Throwing Down Large, Individual Droplets Which Hit The\n",
"Ground One At A Time. The Washing Up From Breakfast Lay On The\n",
"Table; There Was So Much Of It Because, For Gregor'S Father,\n",
"Breakfast Was The Most Important Meal Of The Day And He Would\n",
"Stretch It Out For Several Hours As He Sat Reading A Number Of\n",
"Different Newspapers. On The Wall Exactly Opposite There Was\n",
"Photograph Of Gregor When He Was A Lieutenant In The Army, His Sword\n",
"In His Hand And A Carefree Smile On His Face As He Called Forth\n",
"Respect For His Uniform And Bearing. The Door To The Entrance Hall\n",
"Was Open And As The Front Door Of The Flat Was Also Open He Could\n",
"See Onto The Landing And The Stairs Where They Began Their Way Down\n",
"Below.\n",
"\n",
"\"Now, Then\", Said Gregor, Well Aware That He Was The Only One To\n",
"Have Kept Calm, \"I'Ll Get Dressed Straight Away Now, Pack Up My\n",
"Samples And Set Off. Will You Please Just Let Me Leave? You Can\n",
"See\", He Said To The Chief Clerk, \"That I'M Not Stubborn And I\n",
"Like To Do My Job; Being A Commercial Traveller Is Arduous But\n",
"Without Travelling I Couldn'T Earn My Living. So Where Are You\n",
"Going, In To The Office? Yes? Will You Report Everything Accurately,\n",
"Then? It'S Quite Possible For Someone To Be Temporarily Unable To\n",
"Work, But That'S Just The Right Time To Remember What'S Been\n",
"Achieved In The Past And Consider That Later On, Once The Difficulty\n",
"Has Been Removed, He Will Certainly Work With All The More Diligence\n",
"And Concentration. You'Re Well Aware That I'M Seriously In Debt To\n",
"Our Employer As Well As Having To Look After My Parents And My\n",
"Sister, So That I'M Trapped In A Difficult Situation, But I Will\n",
"Work My Way Out Of It Again. Please Don'T Make Things Any Harder\n",
"For Me Than They Are Already, And Don'T Take Sides Against Me At The\n",
"Office. I Know That Nobody Likes The Travellers. They Think We\n",
"Earn An Enormous Wage As Well As Having A Soft Time Of It. That'S\n",
"Just Prejudice But They Have No Particular Reason To Think Better Of\n",
"It. But You, Sir, You Have A Better Overview Than The Rest Of The\n",
"Staff, In Fact, If I Can Say This In Confidence, A Better Overview\n",
"Than The Boss Himself - It'S Very Easy For A Businessman Like Him To\n",
"Make Mistakes About His Employees And Judge Them More Harshly Than\n",
"He Should. And You'Re Also Well Aware That We Travellers Spend\n",
"Almost The Whole Year Away From The Office, So That We Can Very\n",
"Easily Fall Victim To Gossip And Chance And Groundless Complaints,\n",
"And It'S Almost Impossible To Defend Yourself From That Sort Of\n",
"Thing, We Don'T Usually Even Hear About Them, Or If At All It'S When\n",
"We Arrive Back Home Exhausted From A Trip, And That'S When We Feel\n",
"The Harmful Effects Of What'S Been Going On Without Even Knowing\n",
"What Caused Them. Please, Don'T Go Away, At Least First Say\n",
"Something To Show That You Grant That I'M At Least Partly Right!\"\n",
"\n",
"But The Chief Clerk Had Turned Away As Soon As Gregor Had Started To\n",
"Speak, And, With Protruding Lips, Only Stared Back At Him Over His\n",
"Trembling Shoulders As He Left. He Did Not Keep Still For A Moment\n",
"While Gregor Was Speaking, But Moved Steadily Towards The Door\n",
"Without Taking His Eyes Off Him. He Moved Very Gradually, As If\n",
"There Had Been Some Secret Prohibition On Leaving The Room. It Was\n",
"Only When He Had Reached The Entrance Hall That He Made A Sudden\n",
"Movement, Drew His Foot From The Living Room, And Rushed Forward In\n",
"A Panic. In The Hall, He Stretched His Right Hand Far Out Towards\n",
"The Stairway As If Out There, There Were Some Supernatural Force\n",
"Waiting To Save Him.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Realised That It Was Out Of The Question To Let The Chief\n",
"Clerk Go Away In This Mood If His Position In The Firm Was Not To Be\n",
"Put Into Extreme Danger. That Was Something His Parents Did Not\n",
"Understand Very Well; Over The Years, They Had Become Convinced That\n",
"This Job Would Provide For Gregor For His Entire Life, And Besides,\n",
"They Had So Much To Worry About At Present That They Had Lost Sight\n",
"Of Any Thought For The Future. Gregor, Though, Did Think About The\n",
"Future. The Chief Clerk Had To Be Held Back, Calmed Down, Convinced\n",
"And Finally Won Over; The Future Of Gregor And His Family Depended\n",
"On It! If Only His Sister Were Here! She Was Clever; She Was Already\n",
"In Tears While Gregor Was Still Lying Peacefully On His Back. And\n",
"The Chief Clerk Was A Lover Of Women, Surely She Could Persuade Him;\n",
"She Would Close The Front Door In The Entrance Hall And Talk Him Out\n",
"Of His Shocked State. But His Sister Was Not There, Gregor Would\n",
"Have To Do The Job Himself. And Without Considering That He Still\n",
"Was Not Familiar With How Well He Could Move About In His Present\n",
"State, Or That His Speech Still Might Not - Or Probably Would Not -\n",
"Be Understood, He Let Go Of The Door; Pushed Himself Through The\n",
"Opening; Tried To Reach The Chief Clerk On The Landing Who,\n",
"Ridiculously, Was Holding On To The Banister With Both Hands; But\n",
"Gregor Fell Immediately Over And, With A Little Scream As He Sought\n",
"Something To Hold Onto, Landed On His Numerous Little Legs. Hardly\n",
"Had That Happened Than, For The First Time That Day, He Began To\n",
"Feel Alright With His Body; The Little Legs Had The Solid Ground\n",
"Under Them; To His Pleasure, They Did Exactly As He Told Them; They\n",
"Were Even Making The Effort To Carry Him Where He Wanted To Go; And\n",
"He Was Soon Believing That All His Sorrows Would Soon Be Finally At\n",
"An End. He Held Back The Urge To Move But Swayed From Side To Side\n",
"As He Crouched There On The Floor. His Mother Was Not Far Away In\n",
"Front Of Him And Seemed, At First, Quite Engrossed In Herself, But\n",
"Then She Suddenly Jumped Up With Her Arms Outstretched And Her\n",
"Fingers Spread Shouting: \"Help, For Pity'S Sake, Help!\" The Way She\n",
"Held Her Head Suggested She Wanted To See Gregor Better, But The\n",
"Unthinking Way She Was Hurrying Backwards Showed That She Did Not;\n",
"She Had Forgotten That The Table Was Behind Her With All The\n",
"Breakfast Things On It; When She Reached The Table She Sat Quickly\n",
"Down On It Without Knowing What She Was Doing; Without Even Seeming\n",
"To Notice That The Coffee Pot Had Been Knocked Over And A Gush Of\n",
"Coffee Was Pouring Down Onto The Carpet.\n",
"\n",
"\"Mother, Mother\", Said Gregor Gently, Looking Up At Her. He Had\n",
"Completely Forgotten The Chief Clerk For The Moment, But Could Not\n",
"Help Himself Snapping In The Air With His Jaws At The Sight Of The\n",
"Flow Of Coffee. That Set His Mother Screaming Anew, She Fled From\n",
"The Table And Into The Arms Of His Father As He Rushed Towards Her.\n",
"Gregor, Though, Had No Time To Spare For His Parents Now; The Chief\n",
"Clerk Had Already Reached The Stairs; With His Chin On The Banister,\n",
"He Looked Back For The Last Time. Gregor Made A Run For Him; He\n",
"Wanted To Be Sure Of Reaching Him; The Chief Clerk Must Have\n",
"Expected Something, As He Leapt Down Several Steps At Once And\n",
"Disappeared; His Shouts Resounding All Around The Staircase. The\n",
"Flight Of The Chief Clerk Seemed, Unfortunately, To Put Gregor'S\n",
"Father Into A Panic As Well. Until Then He Had Been Relatively Self\n",
"Controlled, But Now, Instead Of Running After The Chief Clerk\n",
"Himself, Or At Least Not Impeding Gregor As He Ran After Him,\n",
"Gregor'S Father Seized The Chief Clerk'S Stick In His Right Hand\n",
"(The Chief Clerk Had Left It Behind On A Chair, Along With His Hat\n",
"And Overcoat), Picked Up A Large Newspaper From The Table With His\n",
"Left, And Used Them To Drive Gregor Back Into His Room, Stamping His\n",
"Foot At Him As He Went. Gregor'S Appeals To His Father Were Of No\n",
"Help, His Appeals Were Simply Not Understood, However Much He Humbly\n",
"Turned His Head His Father Merely Stamped His Foot All The Harder.\n",
"Across The Room, Despite The Chilly Weather, Gregor'S Mother Had\n",
"Pulled Open A Window, Leant Far Out Of It And Pressed Her Hands To\n",
"Her Face. A Strong Draught Of Air Flew In From The Street Towards\n",
"The Stairway, The Curtains Flew Up, The Newspapers On The Table\n",
"Fluttered And Some Of Them Were Blown Onto The Floor. Nothing Would\n",
"Stop Gregor'S Father As He Drove Him Back, Making Hissing Noises At\n",
"Him Like A Wild Man. Gregor Had Never Had Any Practice In Moving\n",
"Backwards And Was Only Able To Go Very Slowly. If Gregor Had Only\n",
"Been Allowed To Turn Round He Would Have Been Back In His Room\n",
"Straight Away, But He Was Afraid That If He Took The Time To Do That\n",
"His Father Would Become Impatient, And There Was The Threat Of A\n",
"Lethal Blow To His Back Or Head From The Stick In His Father'S Hand\n",
"Any Moment. Eventually, Though, Gregor Realised That He Had No\n",
"Choice As He Saw, To His Disgust, That He Was Quite Incapable Of\n",
"Going Backwards In A Straight Line; So He Began, As Quickly As\n",
"Possible And With Frequent Anxious Glances At His Father, To Turn\n",
"Himself Round. It Went Very Slowly, But Perhaps His Father Was Able\n",
"To See His Good Intentions As He Did Nothing To Hinder Him, In Fact\n",
"Now And Then He Used The Tip Of His Stick To Give Directions From A\n",
"Distance As To Which Way To Turn. If Only His Father Would Stop\n",
"That Unbearable Hissing! It Was Making Gregor Quite Confused. When\n",
"He Had Nearly Finished Turning Round, Still Listening To That\n",
"Hissing, He Made A Mistake And Turned Himself Back A Little The Way\n",
"He Had Just Come. He Was Pleased When He Finally Had His Head In\n",
"Front Of The Doorway, But Then Saw That It Was Too Narrow, And His\n",
"Body Was Too Broad To Get Through It Without Further Difficulty. In\n",
"His Present Mood, It Obviously Did Not Occur To His Father To Open\n",
"The Other Of The Double Doors So That Gregor Would Have Enough Space\n",
"To Get Through. He Was Merely Fixed On The Idea That Gregor Should\n",
"Be Got Back Into His Room As Quickly As Possible. Nor Would He Ever\n",
"Have Allowed Gregor The Time To Get Himself Upright As Preparation\n",
"For Getting Through The Doorway. What He Did, Making More Noise\n",
"Than Ever, Was To Drive Gregor Forwards All The Harder As If There\n",
"Had Been Nothing In The Way; It Sounded To Gregor As If There Was\n",
"Now More Than One Father Behind Him; It Was Not A Pleasant\n",
"Experience, And Gregor Pushed Himself Into The Doorway Without\n",
"Regard For What Might Happen. One Side Of His Body Lifted Itself,\n",
"He Lay At An Angle In The Doorway, One Flank Scraped On The White\n",
"Door And Was Painfully Injured, Leaving Vile Brown Flecks On It,\n",
"Soon He Was Stuck Fast And Would Not Have Been Able To Move At All\n",
"By Himself, The Little Legs Along One Side Hung Quivering In The Air\n",
"While Those On The Other Side Were Pressed Painfully Against The\n",
"Ground. Then His Father Gave Him A Hefty Shove From Behind Which\n",
"Released Him From Where He Was Held And Sent Him Flying, And Heavily\n",
"Bleeding, Deep Into His Room. The Door Was Slammed Shut With The\n",
"Stick, Then, Finally, All Was Quiet.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"Ii\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"It Was Not Until It Was Getting Dark That Evening That Gregor Awoke\n",
"From His Deep And Coma-Like Sleep. He Would Have Woken Soon\n",
"Afterwards Anyway Even If He Hadn'T Been Disturbed, As He Had Had\n",
"Enough Sleep And Felt Fully Rested. But He Had The Impression That\n",
"Some Hurried Steps And The Sound Of The Door Leading Into The Front\n",
"Room Being Carefully Shut Had Woken Him. The Light From The\n",
"Electric Street Lamps Shone Palely Here And There Onto The Ceiling\n",
"And Tops Of The Furniture, But Down Below, Where Gregor Was, It Was\n",
"Dark. He Pushed Himself Over To The Door, Feeling His Way Clumsily\n",
"With His Antennae - Of Which He Was Now Beginning To Learn The Value\n",
"- In Order To See What Had Been Happening There. The Whole Of His\n",
"Left Side Seemed Like One, Painfully Stretched Scar, And He Limped\n",
"Badly On His Two Rows Of Legs. One Of The Legs Had Been Badly\n",
"Injured In The Events Of That Morning - It Was Nearly A Miracle That\n",
"Only One Of Them Had Been - And Dragged Along Lifelessly.\n",
"\n",
"It Was Only When He Had Reached The Door That He Realised What It\n",
"Actually Was That Had Drawn Him Over To It; It Was The Smell Of\n",
"Something To Eat. By The Door There Was A Dish Filled With\n",
"Sweetened Milk With Little Pieces Of White Bread Floating In It. He\n",
"Was So Pleased He Almost Laughed, As He Was Even Hungrier Than He\n",
"Had Been That Morning, And Immediately Dipped His Head Into The\n",
"Milk, Nearly Covering His Eyes With It. But He Soon Drew His Head\n",
"Back Again In Disappointment; Not Only Did The Pain In His Tender\n",
"Left Side Make It Difficult To Eat The Food - He Was Only Able To\n",
"Eat If His Whole Body Worked Together As A Snuffling Whole - But The\n",
"Milk Did Not Taste At All Nice. Milk Like This Was Normally His\n",
"Favourite Drink, And His Sister Had Certainly Left It There For Him\n",
"Because Of That, But He Turned, Almost Against His Own Will, Away\n",
"From The Dish And Crawled Back Into The Centre Of The Room.\n",
"\n",
"Through The Crack In The Door, Gregor Could See That The Gas Had\n",
"Been Lit In The Living Room. His Father At This Time Would Normally\n",
"Be Sat With His Evening Paper, Reading It Out In A Loud Voice To\n",
"Gregor'S Mother, And Sometimes To His Sister, But There Was Now Not\n",
"A Sound To Be Heard. Gregor'S Sister Would Often Write And Tell Him\n",
"About This Reading, But Maybe His Father Had Lost The Habit In\n",
"Recent Times. It Was So Quiet All Around Too, Even Though There\n",
"Must Have Been Somebody In The Flat. \"What A Quiet Life It Is The\n",
"Family Lead\", Said Gregor To Himself, And, Gazing Into The Darkness,\n",
"Felt A Great Pride That He Was Able To Provide A Life Like That In\n",
"Such A Nice Home For His Sister And Parents. But What Now, If All\n",
"This Peace And Wealth And Comfort Should Come To A Horrible And\n",
"Frightening End? That Was Something That Gregor Did Not Want To\n",
"Think About Too Much, So He Started To Move About, Crawling Up And\n",
"Down The Room.\n",
"\n",
"Once During That Long Evening, The Door On One Side Of The Room Was\n",
"Opened Very Slightly And Hurriedly Closed Again; Later On The Door\n",
"On The Other Side Did The Same; It Seemed That Someone Needed To\n",
"Enter The Room But Thought Better Of It. Gregor Went And Waited\n",
"Immediately By The Door, Resolved Either To Bring The Timorous\n",
"Visitor Into The Room In Some Way Or At Least To Find Out Who It\n",
"Was; But The Door Was Opened No More That Night And Gregor Waited In\n",
"Vain. The Previous Morning While The Doors Were Locked Everyone Had\n",
"Wanted To Get In There To Him, But Now, Now That He Had Opened Up\n",
"One Of The Doors And The Other Had Clearly Been Unlocked Some Time\n",
"During The Day, No-One Came, And The Keys Were In The Other Sides.\n",
"\n",
"It Was Not Until Late At Night That The Gaslight In The Living Room\n",
"Was Put Out, And Now It Was Easy To See That His Parents And Sister Had\n",
"Stayed Awake All That Time, As They All Could Be Distinctly Heard As\n",
"They Went Away Together On Tip-Toe. It Was Clear That No-One Would\n",
"Come Into Gregor'S Room Any More Until Morning; That Gave Him Plenty\n",
"Of Time To Think Undisturbed About How He Would Have To Re-Arrange\n",
"His Life. For Some Reason, The Tall, Empty Room Where He Was Forced\n",
"To Remain Made Him Feel Uneasy As He Lay There Flat On The Floor,\n",
"Even Though He Had Been Living In It For Five Years. Hardly Aware\n",
"Of What He Was Doing Other Than A Slight Feeling Of Shame, He\n",
"Hurried Under The Couch. It Pressed Down On His Back A Little, And\n",
"He Was No Longer Able To Lift His Head, But He Nonetheless Felt\n",
"Immediately At Ease And His Only Regret Was That His Body Was Too\n",
"Broad To Get It All Underneath.\n",
"\n",
"He Spent The Whole Night There. Some Of The Time He Passed In A\n",
"Light Sleep, Although He Frequently Woke From It In Alarm Because Of\n",
"His Hunger, And Some Of The Time Was Spent In Worries And Vague\n",
"Hopes Which, However, Always Led To The Same Conclusion: For The\n",
"Time Being He Must Remain Calm, He Must Show Patience And The\n",
"Greatest Consideration So That His Family Could Bear The\n",
"Unpleasantness That He, In His Present Condition, Was Forced To\n",
"Impose On Them.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Soon Had The Opportunity To Test The Strength Of His\n",
"Decisions, As Early The Next Morning, Almost Before The Night Had\n",
"Ended, His Sister, Nearly Fully Dressed, Opened The Door From The\n",
"Front Room And Looked Anxiously In. She Did Not See Him Straight\n",
"Away, But When She Did Notice Him Under The Couch - He Had To Be\n",
"Somewhere, For God'S Sake, He Couldn'T Have Flown Away - She Was So\n",
"Shocked That She Lost Control Of Herself And Slammed The Door Shut\n",
"Again From Outside. But She Seemed To Regret Her Behaviour, As She\n",
"Opened The Door Again Straight Away And Came In On Tip-Toe As If\n",
"Entering The Room Of Someone Seriously Ill Or Even Of A Stranger.\n",
"Gregor Had Pushed His Head Forward, Right To The Edge Of The Couch,\n",
"And Watched Her. Would She Notice That He Had Left The Milk As It\n",
"Was, Realise That It Was Not From Any Lack Of Hunger And Bring Him\n",
"In Some Other Food That Was More Suitable? If She Didn'T Do It\n",
"Herself He Would Rather Go Hungry Than Draw Her Attention To It,\n",
"Although He Did Feel A Terrible Urge To Rush Forward From Under The\n",
"Couch, Throw Himself At His Sister'S Feet And Beg Her For Something\n",
"Good To Eat. However, His Sister Noticed The Full Dish Immediately\n",
"And Looked At It And The Few Drops Of Milk Splashed Around It With\n",
"Some Surprise. She Immediately Picked It Up - Using A Rag,\n",
"Not Her Bare Hands - And Carried It Out. Gregor Was Extremely\n",
"Curious As To What She Would Bring In Its Place, Imagining The\n",
"Wildest Possibilities, But He Never Could Have Guessed What His\n",
"Sister, In Her Goodness, Actually Did Bring. In Order To Test His\n",
"Taste, She Brought Him A Whole Selection Of Things, All Spread Out\n",
"On An Old Newspaper. There Were Old, Half-Rotten Vegetables; Bones\n",
"From The Evening Meal, Covered In White Sauce That Had Gone Hard; A\n",
"Few Raisins And Almonds; Some Cheese That Gregor Had Declared\n",
"Inedible Two Days Before; A Dry Roll And Some Bread Spread With\n",
"Butter And Salt. As Well As All That She Had Poured Some Water Into\n",
"The Dish, Which Had Probably Been Permanently Set Aside For Gregor'S\n",
"Use, And Placed It Beside Them. Then, Out Of Consideration For\n",
"Gregor'S Feelings, As She Knew That He Would Not Eat In Front Of\n",
"Her, She Hurried Out Again And Even Turned The Key In The Lock So\n",
"That Gregor Would Know He Could Make Things As Comfortable For\n",
"Himself As He Liked. Gregor'S Little Legs Whirred, At Last He Could\n",
"Eat. What'S More, His Injuries Must Already Have Completely Healed\n",
"As He Found No Difficulty In Moving. This Amazed Him, As More Than\n",
"A Month Earlier He Had Cut His Finger Slightly With A Knife, He\n",
"Thought Of How His Finger Had Still Hurt The Day Before Yesterday.\n",
"\"Am I Less Sensitive Than I Used To Be, Then?\", He Thought, And Was\n",
"Already Sucking Greedily At The Cheese Which Had Immediately, Almost\n",
"Compellingly, Attracted Him Much More Than The Other Foods On The\n",
"Newspaper. Quickly One After Another, His Eyes Watering With\n",
"Pleasure, He Consumed The Cheese, The Vegetables And The Sauce; The\n",
"Fresh Foods, On The Other Hand, He Didn'T Like At All, And Even\n",
"Dragged The Things He Did Want To Eat A Little Way Away From Them\n",
"Because He Couldn'T Stand The Smell. Long After He Had Finished\n",
"Eating And Lay Lethargic In The Same Place, His Sister Slowly Turned\n",
"The Key In The Lock As A Sign To Him That He Should Withdraw. He\n",
"Was Immediately Startled, Although He Had Been Half Asleep, And He\n",
"Hurried Back Under The Couch. But He Needed Great Self-Control To\n",
"Stay There Even For The Short Time That His Sister Was In The Room,\n",
"As Eating So Much Food Had Rounded Out His Body A Little And He\n",
"Could Hardly Breathe In That Narrow Space. Half Suffocating, He\n",
"Watched With Bulging Eyes As His Sister Unselfconsciously Took A\n",
"Broom And Swept Up The Left-Overs, Mixing Them In With The Food He\n",
"Had Not Even Touched At All As If It Could Not Be Used Any More.\n",
"She Quickly Dropped It All Into A Bin, Closed It With Its Wooden\n",
"Lid, And Carried Everything Out. She Had Hardly Turned Her Back\n",
"Before Gregor Came Out Again From Under The Couch And Stretched\n",
"Himself.\n",
"\n",
"This Was How Gregor Received His Food Each Day Now, Once In The\n",
"Morning While His Parents And The Maid Were Still Asleep, And The\n",
"Second Time After Everyone Had Eaten Their Meal At Midday As His\n",
"Parents Would Sleep For A Little While Then As Well, And Gregor'S\n",
"Sister Would Send The Maid Away On Some Errand. Gregor'S Father And\n",
"Mother Certainly Did Not Want Him To Starve Either, But Perhaps It\n",
"Would Have Been More Than They Could Stand To Have Any More\n",
"Experience Of His Feeding Than Being Told About It, And Perhaps His\n",
"Sister Wanted To Spare Them What Distress She Could As They Were\n",
"Indeed Suffering Enough.\n",
"\n",
"It Was Impossible For Gregor To Find Out What They Had Told The\n",
"Doctor And The Locksmith That First Morning To Get Them Out Of The\n",
"Flat. As Nobody Could Understand Him, Nobody, Not Even His Sister,\n",
"Thought That He Could Understand Them, So He Had To Be Content To\n",
"Hear His Sister'S Sighs And Appeals To The Saints As She Moved About\n",
"His Room. It Was Only Later, When She Had Become A Little More Used\n",
"To Everything - There Was, Of Course, No Question Of Her Ever\n",
"Becoming Fully Used To The Situation - That Gregor Would Sometimes\n",
"Catch A Friendly Comment, Or At Least A Comment That Could Be\n",
"Construed As Friendly. \"He'S Enjoyed His Dinner Today\", She Might\n",
"Say When He Had Diligently Cleared Away All The Food Left For Him,\n",
"Or If He Left Most Of It, Which Slowly Became More And More\n",
"Frequent, She Would Often Say, Sadly, \"Now Everything'S Just Been\n",
"Left There Again\".\n",
"\n",
"Although Gregor Wasn'T Able To Hear Any News Directly He Did Listen\n",
"To Much Of What Was Said In The Next Rooms, And Whenever He Heard\n",
"Anyone Speaking He Would Scurry Straight To The Appropriate Door And\n",
"Press His Whole Body Against It. There Was Seldom Any Conversation,\n",
"Especially At First, That Was Not About Him In Some Way, Even If\n",
"Only In Secret. For Two Whole Days, All The Talk At Every Mealtime\n",
"Was About What They Should Do Now; But Even Between Meals They Spoke\n",
"About The Same Subject As There Were Always At Least Two Members Of\n",
"The Family At Home - Nobody Wanted To Be At Home By Themselves And\n",
"It Was Out Of The Question To Leave The Flat Entirely Empty. And On\n",
"The Very First Day The Maid Had Fallen To Her Knees And Begged\n",
"Gregor'S Mother To Let Her Go Without Delay. It Was Not Very Clear\n",
"How Much She Knew Of What Had Happened But She Left Within A Quarter\n",
"Of An Hour, Tearfully Thanking Gregor'S Mother For Her Dismissal As\n",
"If She Had Done Her An Enormous Service. She Even Swore\n",
"Emphatically Not To Tell Anyone The Slightest About What Had\n",
"Happened, Even Though No-One Had Asked That Of Her.\n",
"\n",
"Now Gregor'S Sister Also Had To Help His Mother With The Cooking;\n",
"Although That Was Not So Much Bother As No-One Ate Very Much.\n",
"Gregor Often Heard How One Of Them Would Unsuccessfully Urge Another\n",
"To Eat, And Receive No More Answer Than \"No Thanks, I'Ve Had Enough\"\n",
"Or Something Similar. No-One Drank Very Much Either. His Sister\n",
"Would Sometimes Ask His Father Whether He Would Like A Beer, Hoping\n",
"For The Chance To Go And Fetch It Herself. When His Father Then\n",
"Said Nothing She Would Add, So That He Would Not Feel Selfish, That\n",
"She Could Send The Housekeeper For It, But Then His Father Would\n",
"Close The Matter With A Big, Loud \"No\", And No More Would Be Said.\n",
"\n",
"Even Before The First Day Had Come To An End, His Father Had\n",
"Explained To Gregor'S Mother And Sister What Their Finances And\n",
"Prospects Were. Now And Then He Stood Up From The Table And Took\n",
"Some Receipt Or Document From The Little Cash Box He Had Saved From\n",
"His Business When It Had Collapsed Five Years Earlier. Gregor Heard\n",
"How He Opened The Complicated Lock And Then Closed It Again After He\n",
"Had Taken The Item He Wanted. What He Heard His Father Say Was Some\n",
"Of The First Good News That Gregor Heard Since He Had First Been\n",
"Incarcerated In His Room. He Had Thought That Nothing At All\n",
"Remained From His Father'S Business, At Least He Had Never Told Him\n",
"Anything Different, And Gregor Had Never Asked Him About It Anyway.\n",
"Their Business Misfortune Had Reduced The Family To A State Of Total\n",
"Despair, And Gregor'S Only Concern At That Time Had Been To Arrange\n",
"Things So That They Could All Forget About It As Quickly As\n",
"Possible. So Then He Started Working Especially Hard, With A Fiery\n",
"Vigour That Raised Him From A Junior Salesman To A Travelling\n",
"Representative Almost Overnight, Bringing With It The Chance To Earn\n",
"Money In Quite Different Ways. Gregor Converted His Success At Work\n",
"Straight Into Cash That He Could Lay On The Table At Home For The\n",
"Benefit Of His Astonished And Delighted Family. They Had Been Good\n",
"Times And They Had Never Come Again, At Least Not With The Same\n",
"Splendour, Even Though Gregor Had Later Earned So Much That He Was\n",
"In A Position To Bear The Costs Of The Whole Family, And Did Bear\n",
"Them. They Had Even Got Used To It, Both Gregor And The Family,\n",
"They Took The Money With Gratitude And He Was Glad To Provide It,\n",
"Although There Was No Longer Much Warm Affection Given In Return.\n",
"Gregor Only Remained Close To His Sister Now. Unlike Him, She Was\n",
"Very Fond Of Music And A Gifted And Expressive Violinist, It Was His\n",
"Secret Plan To Send Her To The Conservatory Next Year Even Though It\n",
"Would Cause Great Expense That Would Have To Be Made Up For In Some\n",
"Other Way. During Gregor'S Short Periods In Town, Conversation With\n",
"His Sister Would Often Turn To The Conservatory But It Was Only Ever\n",
"Mentioned As A Lovely Dream That Could Never Be Realised. Their\n",
"Parents Did Not Like To Hear This Innocent Talk, But Gregor Thought\n",
"About It Quite Hard And Decided He Would Let Them Know What He\n",
"Planned With A Grand Announcement Of It On Christmas Day.\n",
"\n",
"That Was The Sort Of Totally Pointless Thing That Went Through His\n",
"Mind In His Present State, Pressed Upright Against The Door And\n",
"Listening. There Were Times When He Simply Became Too Tired To\n",
"Continue Listening, When His Head Would Fall Wearily Against The\n",
"Door And He Would Pull It Up Again With A Start, As Even The\n",
"Slightest Noise He Caused Would Be Heard Next Door And They Would\n",
"All Go Silent. \"What'S That He'S Doing Now\", His Father Would Say\n",
"After A While, Clearly Having Gone Over To The Door, And Only Then\n",
"Would The Interrupted Conversation Slowly Be Taken Up Again.\n",
"\n",
"When Explaining Things, His Father Repeated Himself Several Times,\n",
"Partly Because It Was A Long Time Since He Had Been Occupied With\n",
"These Matters Himself And Partly Because Gregor'S Mother Did Not\n",
"Understand Everything The First Time. From These Repeated Explanations\n",
"Gregor Learned, To His Pleasure, That Despite All Their Misfortunes\n",
"There Was Still Some Money Available From The Old Days. It Was Not\n",
"A Lot, But It Had Not Been Touched In The Meantime And Some Interest\n",
"Had Accumulated. Besides That, They Had Not Been Using Up All The\n",
"Money That Gregor Had Been Bringing Home Every Month, Keeping Only A\n",
"Little For Himself, So That That, Too, Had Been Accumulating.\n",
"Behind The Door, Gregor Nodded With Enthusiasm In His Pleasure At\n",
"This Unexpected Thrift And Caution. He Could Actually Have Used\n",
"This Surplus Money To Reduce His Father'S Debt To His Boss, And The\n",
"Day When He Could Have Freed Himself From That Job Would Have Come\n",
"Much Closer, But Now It Was Certainly Better The Way His Father Had\n",
"Done Things.\n",
"\n",
"This Money, However, Was Certainly Not Enough To Enable The Family\n",
"To Live Off The Interest; It Was Enough To Maintain Them For,\n",
"Perhaps, One Or Two Years, No More. That'S To Say, It Was Money\n",
"That Should Not Really Be Touched But Set Aside For Emergencies;\n",
"Money To Live On Had To Be Earned. His Father Was Healthy But Old,\n",
"And Lacking In Self Confidence. During The Five Years That He Had\n",
"Not Been Working - The First Holiday In A Life That Had Been Full Of\n",
"Strain And No Success - He Had Put On A Lot Of Weight And Become\n",
"Very Slow And Clumsy. Would Gregor'S Elderly Mother Now Have To Go\n",
"And Earn Money? She Suffered From Asthma And It Was A Strain For Her\n",
"Just To Move About The Home, Every Other Day Would Be Spent\n",
"Struggling For Breath On The Sofa By The Open Window. Would His\n",
"Sister Have To Go And Earn Money? She Was Still A Child Of\n",
"Seventeen, Her Life Up Till Then Had Been Very Enviable, Consisting\n",
"Of Wearing Nice Clothes, Sleeping Late, Helping Out In The Business,\n",
"Joining In With A Few Modest Pleasures And Most Of All Playing The\n",
"Violin. Whenever They Began To Talk Of The Need To Earn Money,\n",
"Gregor Would Always First Let Go Of The Door And Then Throw Himself\n",
"Onto The Cool, Leather Sofa Next To It, As He Became Quite Hot With\n",
"Shame And Regret.\n",
"\n",
"He Would Often Lie There The Whole Night Through, Not Sleeping A\n",
"Wink But Scratching At The Leather For Hours On End. Or He Might Go\n",
"To All The Effort Of Pushing A Chair To The Window, Climbing Up Onto\n",
"The Sill And, Propped Up In The Chair, Leaning On The Window To\n",
"Stare Out Of It. He Had Used To Feel A Great Sense Of Freedom From\n",
"Doing This, But Doing It Now Was Obviously Something More Remembered\n",
"Than Experienced, As What He Actually Saw In This Way Was Becoming\n",
"Less Distinct Every Day, Even Things That Were Quite Near; He Had\n",
"Used To Curse The Ever-Present View Of The Hospital Across The\n",
"Street, But Now He Could Not See It At All, And If He Had Not Known\n",
"That He Lived In Charlottenstrasse, Which Was A Quiet Street Despite\n",
"Being In The Middle Of The City, He Could Have Thought That He Was\n",
"Looking Out The Window At A Barren Waste Where The Grey Sky And The\n",
"Grey Earth Mingled Inseparably. His Observant Sister Only Needed To\n",
"Notice The Chair Twice Before She Would Always Push It Back To Its\n",
"Exact Position By The Window After She Had Tidied Up The Room, And\n",
"Even Left The Inner Pane Of The Window Open From Then On.\n",
"\n",
"If Gregor Had Only Been Able To Speak To His Sister And Thank Her\n",
"For All That She Had To Do For Him It Would Have Been Easier For Him\n",
"To Bear It; But As It Was It Caused Him Pain. His Sister,\n",
"Naturally, Tried As Far As Possible To Pretend There Was Nothing\n",
"Burdensome About It, And The Longer It Went On, Of Course, The\n",
"Better She Was Able To Do So, But As Time Went By Gregor Was Also\n",
"Able To See Through It All So Much Better. It Had Even Become Very\n",
"Unpleasant For Him, Now, Whenever She Entered The Room. No Sooner\n",
"Had She Come In Than She Would Quickly Close The Door As A\n",
"Precaution So That No-One Would Have To Suffer The View Into\n",
"Gregor'S Room, Then She Would Go Straight To The Window And Pull It\n",
"Hurriedly Open Almost As If She Were Suffocating. Even If It Was\n",
"Cold, She Would Stay At The Window Breathing Deeply For A Little\n",
"While. She Would Alarm Gregor Twice A Day With This Running About\n",
"And Noise Making; He Would Stay Under The Couch Shivering The Whole\n",
"While, Knowing Full Well That She Would Certainly Have Liked To\n",
"Spare Him This Ordeal, But It Was Impossible For Her To Be In The\n",
"Same Room With Him With The Windows Closed.\n",
"\n",
"One Day, About A Month After Gregor'S Transformation When His Sister\n",
"No Longer Had Any Particular Reason To Be Shocked At His Appearance,\n",
"She Came Into The Room A Little Earlier Than Usual And Found Him\n",
"Still Staring Out The Window, Motionless, And Just Where He Would Be\n",
"Most Horrible. In Itself, His Sister'S Not Coming Into The Room\n",
"Would Have Been No Surprise For Gregor As It Would Have Been\n",
"Difficult For Her To Immediately Open The Window While He Was Still\n",
"There, But Not Only Did She Not Come In, She Went Straight Back And\n",
"Closed The Door Behind Her, A Stranger Would Have Thought He Had\n",
"Threatened Her And Tried To Bite Her. Gregor Went Straight To Hide\n",
"Himself Under The Couch, Of Course, But He Had To Wait Until Midday\n",
"Before His Sister Came Back And She Seemed Much More Uneasy Than\n",
"Usual. It Made Him Realise That She Still Found His Appearance\n",
"Unbearable And Would Continue To Do So, She Probably Even Had To\n",
"Overcome The Urge To Flee When She Saw The Little Bit Of Him That\n",
"Protruded From Under The Couch. One Day, In Order To Spare Her Even\n",
"This Sight, He Spent Four Hours Carrying The Bedsheet Over To The\n",
"Couch On His Back And Arranged It So That He Was Completely Covered\n",
"And His Sister Would Not Be Able To See Him Even If She Bent Down.\n",
"If She Did Not Think This Sheet Was Necessary Then All She Had To Do\n",
"Was Take It Off Again, As It Was Clear Enough That It Was No\n",
"Pleasure For Gregor To Cut Himself Off So Completely. She Left The\n",
"Sheet Where It Was. Gregor Even Thought He Glimpsed A Look Of\n",
"Gratitude One Time When He Carefully Looked Out From Under The Sheet\n",
"To See How His Sister Liked The New Arrangement.\n",
"\n",
"For The First Fourteen Days, Gregor'S Parents Could Not Bring\n",
"Themselves To Come Into The Room To See Him. He Would Often Hear\n",
"Them Say How They Appreciated All The New Work His Sister Was Doing\n",
"Even Though, Before, They Had Seen Her As A Girl Who Was Somewhat\n",
"Useless And Frequently Been Annoyed With Her. But Now The Two Of\n",
"Them, Father And Mother, Would Often Both Wait Outside The Door Of\n",
"Gregor'S Room While His Sister Tidied Up In There, And As Soon As\n",
"She Went Out Again She Would Have To Tell Them Exactly How\n",
"Everything Looked, What Gregor Had Eaten, How He Had Behaved This\n",
"Time And Whether, Perhaps, Any Slight Improvement Could Be Seen.\n",
"His Mother Also Wanted To Go In And Visit Gregor Relatively Soon But\n",
"His Father And Sister At First Persuaded Her Against It. Gregor\n",
"Listened Very Closely To All This, And Approved Fully. Later,\n",
"Though, She Had To Be Held Back By Force, Which Made Her Call Out:\n",
"\"Let Me Go And See Gregor, He Is My Unfortunate Son! Can'T You\n",
"Understand I Have To See Him?\", And Gregor Would Think To Himself\n",
"That Maybe It Would Be Better If His Mother Came In, Not Every Day\n",
"Of Course, But One Day A Week, Perhaps; She Could Understand\n",
"Everything Much Better Than His Sister Who, For All Her Courage, Was\n",
"Still Just A Child After All, And Really Might Not Have Had An\n",
"Adult'S Appreciation Of The Burdensome Job She Had Taken On.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor'S Wish To See His Mother Was Soon Realised. Out Of\n",
"Consideration For His Parents, Gregor Wanted To Avoid Being Seen At\n",
"The Window During The Day, The Few Square Meters Of The Floor Did\n",
"Not Give Him Much Room To Crawl About, It Was Hard To Just Lie\n",
"Quietly Through The Night, His Food Soon Stopped Giving Him Any\n",
"Pleasure At All, And So, To Entertain Himself, He Got Into The Habit\n",
"Of Crawling Up And Down The Walls And Ceiling. He Was Especially\n",
"Fond Of Hanging From The Ceiling; It Was Quite Different From Lying\n",
"On The Floor; He Could Breathe More Freely; His Body Had A Light\n",
"Swing To It; And Up There, Relaxed And Almost Happy, It Might Happen\n",
"That He Would Surprise Even Himself By Letting Go Of The Ceiling And\n",
"Landing On The Floor With A Crash. But Now, Of Course, He Had Far\n",
"Better Control Of His Body Than Before And, Even With A Fall As\n",
"Great As That, Caused Himself No Damage. Very Soon His Sister\n",
"Noticed Gregor'S New Way Of Entertaining Himself - He Had, After\n",
"All, Left Traces Of The Adhesive From His Feet As He Crawled About -\n",
"And Got It Into Her Head To Make It As Easy As Possible For Him By\n",
"Removing The Furniture That Got In His Way, Especially The Chest Of\n",
"Drawers And The Desk. Now, This Was Not Something That She Would Be\n",
"Able To Do By Herself; She Did Not Dare To Ask For Help From Her\n",
"Father; The Sixteen Year Old Maid Had Carried On Bravely Since The\n",
"Cook Had Left But She Certainly Would Not Have Helped In This, She\n",
"Had Even Asked To Be Allowed To Keep The Kitchen Locked At All Times\n",
"And Never To Have To Open The Door Unless It Was Especially\n",
"Important; So His Sister Had No Choice But To Choose Some Time When\n",
"Gregor'S Father Was Not There And Fetch His Mother To Help Her. As\n",
"She Approached The Room, Gregor Could Hear His Mother Express Her\n",
"Joy, But Once At The Door She Went Silent. First, Of Course, His\n",
"Sister Came In And Looked Round To See That Everything In The Room\n",
"Was Alright; And Only Then Did She Let Her Mother Enter. Gregor Had\n",
"Hurriedly Pulled The Sheet Down Lower Over The Couch And Put More\n",
"Folds Into It So That Everything Really Looked As If It Had Just\n",
"Been Thrown Down By Chance. Gregor Also Refrained, This Time, From\n",
"Spying Out From Under The Sheet; He Gave Up The Chance To See His\n",
"Mother Until Later And Was Simply Glad That She Had Come. \"You Can\n",
"Come In, He Can'T Be Seen\", Said His Sister, Obviously Leading Her\n",
"In By The Hand. The Old Chest Of Drawers Was Too Heavy For A Pair\n",
"Of Feeble Women To Be Heaving About, But Gregor Listened As They\n",
"Pushed It From Its Place, His Sister Always Taking On The Heaviest\n",
"Part Of The Work For Herself And Ignoring Her Mother'S Warnings That\n",
"She Would Strain Herself. This Lasted A Very Long Time. After\n",
"Labouring At It For Fifteen Minutes Or More His Mother Said It Would\n",
"Be Better To Leave The Chest Where It Was, For One Thing It Was Too\n",
"Heavy For Them To Get The Job Finished Before Gregor'S Father Got\n",
"Home And Leaving It In The Middle Of The Room It Would Be In His Way\n",
"Even More, And For Another Thing It Wasn'T Even Sure That Taking The\n",
"Furniture Away Would Really Be Any Help To Him. She Thought Just\n",
"The Opposite; The Sight Of The Bare Walls Saddened Her Right To Her\n",
"Heart; And Why Wouldn'T Gregor Feel The Same Way About It, He'D Been\n",
"Used To This Furniture In His Room For A Long Time And It Would Make\n",
"Him Feel Abandoned To Be In An Empty Room Like That. Then, Quietly,\n",
"Almost Whispering As If Wanting Gregor (Whose Whereabouts She Did\n",
"Not Know) To Hear Not Even The Tone Of Her Voice, As She Was\n",
"Convinced That He Did Not Understand Her Words, She Added \"And By\n",
"Taking The Furniture Away, Won'T It Seem Like We'Re Showing That\n",
"We'Ve Given Up All Hope Of Improvement And We'Re Abandoning Him To\n",
"Cope For Himself? I Think It'D Be Best To Leave The Room Exactly The\n",
"Way It Was Before So That When Gregor Comes Back To Us Again He'Ll\n",
"Find Everything Unchanged And He'Ll Be Able To Forget The Time In\n",
"Between All The Easier\".\n",
"\n",
"Hearing These Words From His Mother Made Gregor Realise That The\n",
"Lack Of Any Direct Human Communication, Along With The Monotonous\n",
"Life Led By The Family During These Two Months, Must Have Made Him\n",
"Confused - He Could Think Of No Other Way Of Explaining To Himself\n",
"Why He Had Seriously Wanted His Room Emptied Out. Had He Really\n",
"Wanted To Transform His Room Into A Cave, A Warm Room Fitted Out\n",
"With The Nice Furniture He Had Inherited? That Would Have Let Him\n",
"Crawl Around Unimpeded In Any Direction, But It Would Also Have Let\n",
"Him Quickly Forget His Past When He Had Still Been Human. He Had\n",
"Come Very Close To Forgetting, And It Had Only Been The Voice Of His\n",
"Mother, Unheard For So Long, That Had Shaken Him Out Of It. Nothing\n",
"Should Be Removed; Everything Had To Stay; He Could Not Do Without\n",
"The Good Influence The Furniture Had On His Condition; And If The\n",
"Furniture Made It Difficult For Him To Crawl About Mindlessly That\n",
"Was Not A Loss But A Great Advantage.\n",
"\n",
"His Sister, Unfortunately, Did Not Agree; She Had Become Used To The\n",
"Idea, Not Without Reason, That She Was Gregor'S Spokesman To His\n",
"Parents About The Things That Concerned Him. This Meant That His\n",
"Mother'S Advice Now Was Sufficient Reason For Her To Insist On\n",
"Removing Not Only The Chest Of Drawers And The Desk, As She Had\n",
"Thought At First, But All The Furniture Apart From The All-Important\n",
"Couch. It Was More Than Childish Perversity, Of Course, Or The\n",
"Unexpected Confidence She Had Recently Acquired, That Made Her\n",
"Insist; She Had Indeed Noticed That Gregor Needed A Lot Of Room To\n",
"Crawl About In, Whereas The Furniture, As Far As Anyone Could See,\n",
"Was Of No Use To Him At All. Girls Of That Age, Though, Do Become\n",
"Enthusiastic About Things And Feel They Must Get Their Way Whenever\n",
"They Can. Perhaps This Was What Tempted Grete To Make Gregor'S\n",
"Situation Seem Even More Shocking Than It Was So That She Could Do\n",
"Even More For Him. Grete Would Probably Be The Only One Who Would\n",
"Dare Enter A Room Dominated By Gregor Crawling About The Bare Walls\n",
"By Himself.\n",
"\n",
"So She Refused To Let Her Mother Dissuade Her. Gregor'S Mother\n",
"Already Looked Uneasy In His Room, She Soon Stopped Speaking And\n",
"Helped Gregor'S Sister To Get The Chest Of Drawers Out With What\n",
"Strength She Had. The Chest Of Drawers Was Something That Gregor\n",
"Could Do Without If He Had To, But The Writing Desk Had To Stay.\n",
"Hardly Had The Two Women Pushed The Chest Of Drawers, Groaning, Out\n",
"Of The Room Than Gregor Poked His Head Out From Under The Couch To\n",
"See What He Could Do About It. He Meant To Be As Careful And\n",
"Considerate As He Could, But, Unfortunately, It Was His Mother Who\n",
"Came Back First While Grete In The Next Room Had Her Arms Round The\n",
"Chest, Pushing And Pulling At It From Side To Side By Herself\n",
"Without, Of Course, Moving It An Inch. His Mother Was Not Used To\n",
"The Sight Of Gregor, He Might Have Made Her Ill, So Gregor Hurried\n",
"Backwards To The Far End Of The Couch. In His Startlement, Though,\n",
"He Was Not Able To Prevent The Sheet At Its Front From Moving A\n",
"Little. It Was Enough To Attract His Mother'S Attention. She Stood\n",
"Very Still, Remained There A Moment, And Then Went Back Out To\n",
"Grete.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Kept Trying To Assure Himself That Nothing Unusual Was\n",
"Happening, It Was Just A Few Pieces Of Furniture Being Moved After\n",
"All, But He Soon Had To Admit That The Women Going To And Fro, Their\n",
"Little Calls To Each Other, The Scraping Of The Furniture On The\n",
"Floor, All These Things Made Him Feel As If He Were Being Assailed\n",
"From All Sides. With His Head And Legs Pulled In Against Him And\n",
"His Body Pressed To The Floor, He Was Forced To Admit To Himself\n",
"That He Could Not Stand All Of This Much Longer. They Were Emptying\n",
"His Room Out; Taking Away Everything That Was Dear To Him; They Had\n",
"Already Taken Out The Chest Containing His Fretsaw And Other Tools;\n",
"Now They Threatened To Remove The Writing Desk With Its Place\n",
"Clearly Worn Into The Floor, The Desk Where He Had Done His Homework\n",
"As A Business Trainee, At High School, Even While He Had Been At\n",
"Infant School--He Really Could Not Wait Any Longer To See Whether\n",
"The Two Women'S Intentions Were Good. He Had Nearly Forgotten They\n",
"Were There Anyway, As They Were Now Too Tired To Say Anything While\n",
"They Worked And He Could Only Hear Their Feet As They Stepped\n",
"Heavily On The Floor.\n",
"\n",
"So, While The Women Were Leant Against The Desk In The Other Room\n",
"Catching Their Breath, He Sallied Out, Changed Direction Four Times\n",
"Not Knowing What He Should Save First Before His Attention Was\n",
"Suddenly Caught By The Picture On The Wall - Which Was Already\n",
"Denuded Of Everything Else That Had Been On It - Of The Lady Dressed\n",
"In Copious Fur. He Hurried Up Onto The Picture And Pressed Himself\n",
"Against Its Glass, It Held Him Firmly And Felt Good On His Hot\n",
"Belly. This Picture At Least, Now Totally Covered By Gregor, Would\n",
"Certainly Be Taken Away By No-One. He Turned His Head To Face The\n",
"Door Into The Living Room So That He Could Watch The Women When They\n",
"Came Back.\n",
"\n",
"They Had Not Allowed Themselves A Long Rest And Came Back Quite\n",
"Soon; Grete Had Put Her Arm Around Her Mother And Was Nearly\n",
"Carrying Her. \"What Shall We Take Now, Then?\", Said Grete And\n",
"Looked Around. Her Eyes Met Those Of Gregor On The Wall. Perhaps\n",
"Only Because Her Mother Was There, She Remained Calm, Bent Her Face\n",
"To Her So That She Would Not Look Round And Said, Albeit Hurriedly\n",
"And With A Tremor In Her Voice: \"Come On, Let'S Go Back In The\n",
"Living Room For A While?\" Gregor Could See What Grete Had In Mind,\n",
"She Wanted To Take Her Mother Somewhere Safe And Then Chase Him Down\n",
"From The Wall. Well, She Could Certainly Try It! He Sat Unyielding\n",
"On His Picture. He Would Rather Jump At Grete'S Face.\n",
"\n",
"But Grete'S Words Had Made Her Mother Quite Worried, She Stepped To\n",
"One Side, Saw The Enormous Brown Patch Against The Flowers Of The\n",
"Wallpaper, And Before She Even Realised It Was Gregor That She Saw\n",
"Screamed: \"Oh God, Oh God!\" Arms Outstretched, She Fell Onto The\n",
"Couch As If She Had Given Up Everything And Stayed There Immobile.\n",
"\"Gregor!\" Shouted His Sister, Glowering At Him And Shaking Her Fist.\n",
" That Was The First Word She Had Spoken To Him Directly Since His\n",
"Transformation. She Ran Into The Other Room To Fetch Some Kind Of\n",
"Smelling Salts To Bring Her Mother Out Of Her Faint; Gregor Wanted\n",
"To Help Too - He Could Save His Picture Later, Although He Stuck\n",
"Fast To The Glass And Had To Pull Himself Off By Force; Then He,\n",
"Too, Ran Into The Next Room As If He Could Advise His Sister Like In\n",
"The Old Days; But He Had To Just Stand Behind Her Doing Nothing; She\n",
"Was Looking Into Various Bottles, He Startled Her When She Turned\n",
"Round; A Bottle Fell To The Ground And Broke; A Splinter Cut\n",
"Gregor'S Face, Some Kind Of Caustic Medicine Splashed All Over Him;\n",
"Now, Without Delaying Any Longer, Grete Took Hold Of All The Bottles\n",
"She Could And Ran With Them In To Her Mother; She Slammed The Door\n",
"Shut With Her Foot. So Now Gregor Was Shut Out From His Mother,\n",
"Who, Because Of Him, Might Be Near To Death; He Could Not Open The\n",
"Door If He Did Not Want To Chase His Sister Away, And She Had To\n",
"Stay With His Mother; There Was Nothing For Him To Do But Wait; And,\n",
"Oppressed With Anxiety And Self-Reproach, He Began To Crawl About,\n",
"He Crawled Over Everything, Walls, Furniture, Ceiling, And Finally\n",
"In His Confusion As The Whole Room Began To Spin Around Him He Fell\n",
"Down Into The Middle Of The Dinner Table.\n",
"\n",
"He Lay There For A While, Numb And Immobile, All Around Him It Was\n",
"Quiet, Maybe That Was A Good Sign. Then There Was Someone At The\n",
"Door. The Maid, Of Course, Had Locked Herself In Her Kitchen So\n",
"That Grete Would Have To Go And Answer It. His Father Had Arrived\n",
"Home. \"What'S Happened?\" Were His First Words; Grete'S Appearance\n",
"Must Have Made Everything Clear To Him. She Answered Him With\n",
"Subdued Voice, And Openly Pressed Her Face Into His Chest: \"Mother'S\n",
"Fainted, But She'S Better Now. Gregor Got Out.\" \"Just As I\n",
"Expected\", Said His Father, \"Just As I Always Said, But You Women\n",
"Wouldn'T Listen, Would You.\" It Was Clear To Gregor That Grete Had\n",
"Not Said Enough And That His Father Took It To Mean That Something\n",
"Bad Had Happened, That He Was Responsible For Some Act Of Violence.\n",
"That Meant Gregor Would Now Have To Try To Calm His Father, As He\n",
"Did Not Have The Time To Explain Things To Him Even If That Had Been\n",
"Possible. So He Fled To The Door Of His Room And Pressed Himself\n",
"Against It So That His Father, When He Came In From The Hall, Could\n",
"See Straight Away That Gregor Had The Best Intentions And Would Go\n",
"Back Into His Room Without Delay, That It Would Not Be Necessary To\n",
"Drive Him Back But That They Had Only To Open The Door And He Would\n",
"Disappear.\n",
"\n",
"His Father, Though, Was Not In The Mood To Notice Subtleties Like\n",
"That; \"Ah!\", He Shouted As He Came In, Sounding As If He Were Both\n",
"Angry And Glad At The Same Time. Gregor Drew His Head Back From The\n",
"Door And Lifted It Towards His Father. He Really Had Not Imagined\n",
"His Father The Way He Stood There Now; Of Late, With His New Habit\n",
"Of Crawling About, He Had Neglected To Pay Attention To What Was\n",
"Going On The Rest Of The Flat The Way He Had Done Before. He Really\n",
"Ought To Have Expected Things To Have Changed, But Still, Still, Was\n",
"That Really His Father? The Same Tired Man As Used To Be Laying\n",
"There Entombed In His Bed When Gregor Came Back From His Business\n",
"Trips, Who Would Receive Him Sitting In The Armchair In His\n",
"Nightgown When He Came Back In The Evenings; Who Was Hardly Even\n",
"Able To Stand Up But, As A Sign Of His Pleasure, Would Just Raise\n",
"His Arms And Who, On The Couple Of Times A Year When They Went For A\n",
"Walk Together On A Sunday Or Public Holiday Wrapped Up Tightly In\n",
"His Overcoat Between Gregor And His Mother, Would Always Labour His\n",
"Way Forward A Little More Slowly Than Them, Who Were Already Walking\n",
"Slowly For His Sake; Who Would Place His Stick Down Carefully And,\n",
"If He Wanted To Say Something Would Invariably Stop And Gather His\n",
"Companions Around Him. He Was Standing Up Straight Enough Now;\n",
"Dressed In A Smart Blue Uniform With Gold Buttons, The Sort Worn By\n",
"The Employees At The Banking Institute; Above The High, Stiff Collar\n",
"Of The Coat His Strong Double-Chin Emerged; Under The Bushy\n",
"Eyebrows, His Piercing, Dark Eyes Looked Out Fresh And Alert; His\n",
"Normally Unkempt White Hair Was Combed Down Painfully Close To His\n",
"Scalp. He Took His Cap, With Its Gold Monogram From, Probably, Some\n",
"Bank, And Threw It In An Arc Right Across The Room Onto The Sofa,\n",
"Put His Hands In His Trouser Pockets, Pushing Back The Bottom Of His\n",
"Long Uniform Coat, And, With Look Of Determination, Walked Towards\n",
"Gregor. He Probably Did Not Even Know Himself What He Had In Mind,\n",
"But Nonetheless Lifted His Feet Unusually High. Gregor Was Amazed\n",
"At The Enormous Size Of The Soles Of His Boots, But Wasted No Time\n",
"With That - He Knew Full Well, Right From The First Day Of His New\n",
"Life, That His Father Thought It Necessary To Always Be Extremely\n",
"Strict With Him. And So He Ran Up To His Father, Stopped When His\n",
"Father Stopped, Scurried Forwards Again When He Moved, Even\n",
"Slightly. In This Way They Went Round The Room Several Times\n",
"Without Anything Decisive Happening, Without Even Giving The\n",
"Impression Of A Chase As Everything Went So Slowly. Gregor Remained\n",
"All This Time On The Floor, Largely Because He Feared His Father\n",
"Might See It As Especially Provoking If He Fled Onto The Wall Or\n",
"Ceiling. Whatever He Did, Gregor Had To Admit That He Certainly\n",
"Would Not Be Able To Keep Up This Running About For Long, As For\n",
"Each Step His Father Took He Had To Carry Out Countless Movements.\n",
"He Became Noticeably Short Of Breath, Even In His Earlier Life His\n",
"Lungs Had Not Been Very Reliable. Now, As He Lurched About In His\n",
"Efforts To Muster All The Strength He Could For Running He Could\n",
"Hardly Keep His Eyes Open; His Thoughts Became Too Slow For Him To\n",
"Think Of Any Other Way Of Saving Himself Than Running; He Almost\n",
"Forgot That The Walls Were There For Him To Use Although, Here, They\n",
"Were Concealed Behind Carefully Carved Furniture Full Of Notches And\n",
"Protrusions - Then, Right Beside Him, Lightly Tossed, Something Flew\n",
"Down And Rolled In Front Of Him. It Was An Apple; Then Another One\n",
"Immediately Flew At Him; Gregor Froze In Shock; There Was No Longer\n",
"Any Point In Running As His Father Had Decided To Bombard Him. He\n",
"Had Filled His Pockets With Fruit From The Bowl On The Sideboard And\n",
"Now, Without Even Taking The Time For Careful Aim, Threw One Apple\n",
"After Another. These Little, Red Apples Rolled About On The Floor,\n",
"Knocking Into Each Other As If They Had Electric Motors. An Apple\n",
"Thrown Without Much Force Glanced Against Gregor'S Back And Slid Off\n",
"Without Doing Any Harm. Another One However, Immediately Following\n",
"It, Hit Squarely And Lodged In His Back; Gregor Wanted To Drag\n",
"Himself Away, As If He Could Remove The Surprising, The Incredible\n",
"Pain By Changing His Position; But He Felt As If Nailed To The Spot\n",
"And Spread Himself Out, All His Senses In Confusion. The Last Thing\n",
"He Saw Was The Door Of His Room Being Pulled Open, His Sister Was\n",
"Screaming, His Mother Ran Out In Front Of Her In Her Blouse (As His\n",
"Sister Had Taken Off Some Of Her Clothes After She Had Fainted To\n",
"Make It Easier For Her To Breathe), She Ran To His Father, Her\n",
"Skirts Unfastened And Sliding One After Another To The Ground,\n",
"Stumbling Over The Skirts She Pushed Herself To His Father, Her Arms\n",
"Around Him, Uniting Herself With Him Totally - Now Gregor Lost His\n",
"Ability To See Anything - Her Hands Behind His Father'S Head Begging\n",
"Him To Spare Gregor'S Life.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"Iii\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"No-One Dared To Remove The Apple Lodged In Gregor'S Flesh, So It\n",
"Remained There As A Visible Reminder Of His Injury. He Had Suffered\n",
"It There For More Than A Month, And His Condition Seemed Serious\n",
"Enough To Remind Even His Father That Gregor, Despite His Current\n",
"Sad And Revolting Form, Was A Family Member Who Could Not Be Treated\n",
"As An Enemy. On The Contrary, As A Family There Was A Duty To\n",
"Swallow Any Revulsion For Him And To Be Patient, Just To Be Patient.\n",
"\n",
"Because Of His Injuries, Gregor Had Lost Much Of His Mobility -\n",
"Probably Permanently. He Had Been Reduced To The Condition Of An\n",
"Ancient Invalid And It Took Him Long, Long Minutes To Crawl Across\n",
"His Room - Crawling Over The Ceiling Was Out Of The Question - But\n",
"This Deterioration In His Condition Was Fully (In His Opinion) Made\n",
"Up For By The Door To The Living Room Being Left Open Every Evening.\n",
" He Got Into The Habit Of Closely Watching It For One Or Two Hours\n",
"Before It Was Opened And Then, Lying In The Darkness Of His Room\n",
"Where He Could Not Be Seen From The Living Room, He Could Watch The\n",
"Family In The Light Of The Dinner Table And Listen To Their\n",
"Conversation - With Everyone'S Permission, In A Way, And Thus Quite\n",
"Differently From Before.\n",
"\n",
"They No Longer Held The Lively Conversations Of Earlier Times, Of\n",
"Course, The Ones That Gregor Always Thought About With Longing When\n",
"He Was Tired And Getting Into The Damp Bed In Some Small Hotel Room.\n",
" All Of Them Were Usually Very Quiet Nowadays. Soon After Dinner,\n",
"His Father Would Go To Sleep In His Chair; His Mother And Sister\n",
"Would Urge Each Other To Be Quiet; His Mother, Bent Deeply Under The\n",
"Lamp, Would Sew Fancy Underwear For A Fashion Shop; His Sister, Who\n",
"Had Taken A Sales Job, Learned Shorthand And French In The Evenings\n",
"So That She Might Be Able To Get A Better Position Later On.\n",
"Sometimes His Father Would Wake Up And Say To Gregor'S Mother\n",
"\"You'Re Doing So Much Sewing Again Today!\", As If He Did Not Know\n",
"That He Had Been Dozing - And Then He Would Go Back To Sleep Again\n",
"While Mother And Sister Would Exchange A Tired Grin.\n",
"\n",
"With A Kind Of Stubbornness, Gregor'S Father Refused To Take His\n",
"Uniform Off Even At Home; While His Nightgown Hung Unused On Its Peg\n",
"Gregor'S Father Would Slumber Where He Was, Fully Dressed, As If\n",
"Always Ready To Serve And Expecting To Hear The Voice Of His\n",
"Superior Even Here. The Uniform Had Not Been New To Start With, But\n",
"As A Result Of This It Slowly Became Even Shabbier Despite The\n",
"Efforts Of Gregor'S Mother And Sister To Look After It. Gregor\n",
"Would Often Spend The Whole Evening Looking At All The Stains On\n",
"This Coat, With Its Gold Buttons Always Kept Polished And Shiny,\n",
"While The Old Man In It Would Sleep, Highly Uncomfortable But\n",
"Peaceful.\n",
"\n",
"As Soon As It Struck Ten, Gregor'S Mother Would Speak Gently To His\n",
"Father To Wake Him And Try To Persuade Him To Go To Bed, As He\n",
"Couldn'T Sleep Properly Where He Was And He Really Had To Get His\n",
"Sleep If He Was To Be Up At Six To Get To Work. But Since He Had\n",
"Been In Work He Had Become More Obstinate And Would Always Insist On\n",
"Staying Longer At The Table, Even Though He Regularly Fell Asleep\n",
"And It Was Then Harder Than Ever To Persuade Him To Exchange The\n",
"Chair For His Bed. Then, However Much Mother And Sister Would\n",
"Importune Him With Little Reproaches And Warnings He Would Keep\n",
"Slowly Shaking His Head For A Quarter Of An Hour With His Eyes\n",
"Closed And Refusing To Get Up. Gregor'S Mother Would Tug At His\n",
"Sleeve, Whisper Endearments Into His Ear, Gregor'S Sister Would\n",
"Leave Her Work To Help Her Mother, But Nothing Would Have Any Effect\n",
"On Him. He Would Just Sink Deeper Into His Chair. Only When The\n",
"Two Women Took Him Under The Arms He Would Abruptly Open His Eyes,\n",
"Look At Them One After The Other And Say: \"What A Life! This Is What\n",
"Peace I Get In My Old Age!\" And Supported By The Two Women He Would\n",
"Lift Himself Up Carefully As If He Were Carrying The Greatest Load\n",
"Himself, Let The Women Take Him To The Door, Send Them Off And Carry\n",
"On By Himself While Gregor'S Mother Would Throw Down Her Needle And\n",
"His Sister Her Pen So That They Could Run After His Father And\n",
"Continue Being Of Help To Him.\n",
"\n",
"Who, In This Tired And Overworked Family, Would Have Had Time To\n",
"Give More Attention To Gregor Than Was Absolutely Necessary? The\n",
"Household Budget Became Even Smaller; So Now The Maid Was Dismissed;\n",
"An Enormous, Thick-Boned Charwoman With White Hair That Flapped\n",
"Around Her Head Came Every Morning And Evening To Do The Heaviest\n",
"Work; Everything Else Was Looked After By Gregor'S Mother On Top Of\n",
"The Large Amount Of Sewing Work She Did. Gregor Even Learned,\n",
"Listening To The Evening Conversation About What Price They Had\n",
"Hoped For, That Several Items Of Jewellery Belonging To The Family\n",
"Had Been Sold, Even Though Both Mother And Sister Had Been Very Fond\n",
"Of Wearing Them At Functions And Celebrations. But The Loudest\n",
"Complaint Was That Although The Flat Was Much Too Big For Their\n",
"Present Circumstances, They Could Not Move Out Of It, There Was No\n",
"Imaginable Way Of Transferring Gregor To The New Address. He Could\n",
"See Quite Well, Though, That There Were More Reasons Than\n",
"Consideration For Him That Made It Difficult For Them To Move, It\n",
"Would Have Been Quite Easy To Transport Him In Any Suitable Crate\n",
"With A Few Air Holes In It; The Main Thing Holding The Family Back\n",
"From Their Decision To Move Was Much More To Do With Their Total\n",
"Despair, And The Thought That They Had Been Struck With A Misfortune\n",
"Unlike Anything Experienced By Anyone Else They Knew Or Were Related\n",
"To. They Carried Out Absolutely Everything That The World Expects\n",
"From Poor People, Gregor'S Father Brought Bank Employees Their\n",
"Breakfast, His Mother Sacrificed Herself By Washing Clothes For\n",
"Strangers, His Sister Ran Back And Forth Behind Her Desk At The\n",
"Behest Of The Customers, But They Just Did Not Have The Strength To\n",
"Do Any More. And The Injury In Gregor'S Back Began To Hurt As Much\n",
"As When It Was New. After They Had Come Back From Taking His Father\n",
"To Bed Gregor'S Mother And Sister Would Now Leave Their Work Where\n",
"It Was And Sit Close Together, Cheek To Cheek; His Mother Would\n",
"Point To Gregor'S Room And Say \"Close That Door, Grete\", And Then,\n",
"When He Was In The Dark Again, They Would Sit In The Next Room And\n",
"Their Tears Would Mingle, Or They Would Simply Sit There Staring\n",
"Dry-Eyed At The Table.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Hardly Slept At All, Either Night Or Day. Sometimes He Would\n",
"Think Of Taking Over The Family'S Affairs, Just Like Before, The\n",
"Next Time The Door Was Opened; He Had Long Forgotten About His Boss\n",
"And The Chief Clerk, But They Would Appear Again In His Thoughts,\n",
"The Salesmen And The Apprentices, That Stupid Teaboy, Two Or Three\n",
"Friends From Other Businesses, One Of The Chambermaids From A\n",
"Provincial Hotel, A Tender Memory That Appeared And Disappeared\n",
"Again, A Cashier From A Hat Shop For Whom His Attention Had Been\n",
"Serious But Too Slow, - All Of Them Appeared To Him, Mixed Together\n",
"With Strangers And Others He Had Forgotten, But Instead Of Helping\n",
"Him And His Family They Were All Of Them Inaccessible, And He Was\n",
"Glad When They Disappeared. Other Times He Was Not At All In The\n",
"Mood To Look After His Family, He Was Filled With Simple Rage About\n",
"The Lack Of Attention He Was Shown, And Although He Could Think Of\n",
"Nothing He Would Have Wanted, He Made Plans Of How He Could Get Into\n",
"The Pantry Where He Could Take All The Things He Was Entitled To,\n",
"Even If He Was Not Hungry. Gregor'S Sister No Longer Thought About\n",
"How She Could Please Him But Would Hurriedly Push Some Food Or Other\n",
"Into His Room With Her Foot Before She Rushed Out To Work In The\n",
"Morning And At Midday, And In The Evening She Would Sweep It Away\n",
"Again With The Broom, Indifferent As To Whether It Had Been Eaten Or\n",
"- More Often Than Not - Had Been Left Totally Untouched. She Still\n",
"Cleared Up The Room In The Evening, But Now She Could Not Have Been\n",
"Any Quicker About It. Smears Of Dirt Were Left On The Walls, Here\n",
"And There Were Little Balls Of Dust And Filth. At First, Gregor\n",
"Went Into One Of The Worst Of These Places When His Sister Arrived\n",
"As A Reproach To Her, But He Could Have Stayed There For Weeks\n",
"Without His Sister Doing Anything About It; She Could See The Dirt\n",
"As Well As He Could But She Had Simply Decided To Leave Him To It.\n",
"At The Same Time She Became Touchy In A Way That Was Quite New For\n",
"Her And Which Everyone In The Family Understood - Cleaning Up\n",
"Gregor'S Room Was For Her And Her Alone. Gregor'S Mother Did Once\n",
"Thoroughly Clean His Room, And Needed To Use Several Bucketfuls Of\n",
"Water To Do It - Although That Much Dampness Also Made Gregor Ill\n",
"And He Lay Flat On The Couch, Bitter And Immobile. But His Mother\n",
"Was To Be Punished Still More For What She Had Done, As Hardly Had\n",
"His Sister Arrived Home In The Evening Than She Noticed The Change\n",
"In Gregor'S Room And, Highly Aggrieved, Ran Back Into The Living\n",
"Room Where, Despite Her Mothers Raised And Imploring Hands, She\n",
"Broke Into Convulsive Tears. Her Father, Of Course, Was Startled\n",
"Out Of His Chair And The Two Parents Looked On Astonished And\n",
"Helpless; Then They, Too, Became Agitated; Gregor'S Father, Standing\n",
"To The Right Of His Mother, Accused Her Of Not Leaving The Cleaning\n",
"Of Gregor'S Room To His Sister; From Her Left, Gregor'S Sister\n",
"Screamed At Her That She Was Never To Clean Gregor'S Room Again;\n",
"While His Mother Tried To Draw His Father, Who Was Beside Himself\n",
"With Anger, Into The Bedroom; His Sister, Quaking With Tears,\n",
"Thumped On The Table With Her Small Fists; And Gregor Hissed In\n",
"Anger That No-One Had Even Thought Of Closing The Door To Save Him\n",
"The Sight Of This And All Its Noise.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor'S Sister Was Exhausted From Going Out To Work, And Looking\n",
"After Gregor As She Had Done Before Was Even More Work For Her, But\n",
"Even So His Mother Ought Certainly Not To Have Taken Her Place.\n",
"Gregor, On The Other Hand, Ought Not To Be Neglected. Now, Though,\n",
"The Charwoman Was Here. This Elderly Widow, With A Robust Bone\n",
"Structure That Made Her Able To Withstand The Hardest Of Things In\n",
"Her Long Life, Wasn'T Really Repelled By Gregor. Just By Chance One\n",
"Day, Rather Than Any Real Curiosity, She Opened The Door To Gregor'S\n",
"Room And Found Herself Face To Face With Him. He Was Taken Totally\n",
"By Surprise, No-One Was Chasing Him But He Began To Rush To And Fro\n",
"While She Just Stood There In Amazement With Her Hands Crossed In\n",
"Front Of Her. From Then On She Never Failed To Open The Door\n",
"Slightly Every Evening And Morning And Look Briefly In On Him. At\n",
"First She Would Call To Him As She Did So With Words That She\n",
"Probably Considered Friendly, Such As \"Come On Then, You Old\n",
"Dung-Beetle!\", Or \"Look At The Old Dung-Beetle There!\" Gregor Never\n",
"Responded To Being Spoken To In That Way, But Just Remained Where He\n",
"Was Without Moving As If The Door Had Never Even Been Opened. If\n",
"Only They Had Told This Charwoman To Clean Up His Room Every Day\n",
"Instead Of Letting Her Disturb Him For No Reason Whenever She Felt\n",
"Like It! One Day, Early In The Morning While A Heavy Rain Struck The\n",
"Windowpanes, Perhaps Indicating That Spring Was Coming, She Began To\n",
"Speak To Him In That Way Once Again. Gregor Was So Resentful Of It\n",
"That He Started To Move Toward Her, He Was Slow And Infirm, But It\n",
"Was Like A Kind Of Attack. Instead Of Being Afraid, The Charwoman\n",
"Just Lifted Up One Of The Chairs From Near The Door And Stood There\n",
"With Her Mouth Open, Clearly Intending Not To Close Her Mouth Until\n",
"The Chair In Her Hand Had Been Slammed Down Into Gregor'S Back.\n",
"\"Aren'T You Coming Any Closer, Then?\", She Asked When Gregor Turned\n",
"Round Again, And She Calmly Put The Chair Back In The Corner.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Had Almost Entirely Stopped Eating. Only If He Happened To\n",
"Find Himself Next To The Food That Had Been Prepared For Him He\n",
"Might Take Some Of It Into His Mouth To Play With It, Leave It There\n",
"A Few Hours And Then, More Often Than Not, Spit It Out Again. At\n",
"First He Thought It Was Distress At The State Of His Room That\n",
"Stopped Him Eating, But He Had Soon Got Used To The Changes Made\n",
"There. They Had Got Into The Habit Of Putting Things Into This Room\n",
"That They Had No Room For Anywhere Else, And There Were Now Many\n",
"Such Things As One Of The Rooms In The Flat Had Been Rented Out To\n",
"Three Gentlemen. These Earnest Gentlemen - All Three Of Them Had\n",
"Full Beards, As Gregor Learned Peering Through The Crack In The Door\n",
"One Day - Were Painfully Insistent On Things' Being Tidy. This\n",
"Meant Not Only In Their Own Room But, Since They Had Taken A Room In\n",
"This Establishment, In The Entire Flat And Especially In The\n",
"Kitchen. Unnecessary Clutter Was Something They Could Not Tolerate,\n",
"Especially If It Was Dirty. They Had Moreover Brought Most Of Their\n",
"Own Furnishings And Equipment With Them. For This Reason, Many\n",
"Things Had Become Superfluous Which, Although They Could Not Be\n",
"Sold, The Family Did Not Wish To Discard. All These Things Found\n",
"Their Way Into Gregor'S Room. The Dustbins From The Kitchen Found\n",
"Their Way In There Too. The Charwoman Was Always In A Hurry, And\n",
"Anything She Couldn'T Use For The Time Being She Would Just Chuck In\n",
"There. He, Fortunately, Would Usually See No More Than The Object\n",
"And The Hand That Held It. The Woman Most Likely Meant To Fetch The\n",
"Things Back Out Again When She Had Time And The Opportunity, Or To\n",
"Throw Everything Out In One Go, But What Actually Happened Was That\n",
"They Were Left Where They Landed When They Had First Been Thrown\n",
"Unless Gregor Made His Way Through The Junk And Moved It Somewhere\n",
"Else. At First He Moved It Because, With No Other Room Free Where\n",
"He Could Crawl About, He Was Forced To, But Later On He Came To\n",
"Enjoy It Although Moving About In That Way Left Him Sad And Tired To\n",
"Death, And He Would Remain Immobile For Hours Afterwards.\n",
"\n",
"The Gentlemen Who Rented The Room Would Sometimes Take Their Evening\n",
"Meal At Home In The Living Room That Was Used By Everyone, And So\n",
"The Door To This Room Was Often Kept Closed In The Evening. But\n",
"Gregor Found It Easy To Give Up Having The Door Open, He Had, After\n",
"All, Often Failed To Make Use Of It When It Was Open And, Without\n",
"The Family Having Noticed It, Lain In His Room In Its Darkest\n",
"Corner. One Time, Though, The Charwoman Left The Door To The Living\n",
"Room Slightly Open, And It Remained Open When The Gentlemen Who\n",
"Rented The Room Came In In The Evening And The Light Was Put On.\n",
"They Sat Up At The Table Where, Formerly, Gregor Had Taken His Meals\n",
"With His Father And Mother, They Unfolded The Serviettes And Picked\n",
"Up Their Knives And Forks. Gregor'S Mother Immediately Appeared In\n",
"The Doorway With A Dish Of Meat And Soon Behind Her Came His Sister\n",
"With A Dish Piled High With Potatoes. The Food Was Steaming, And\n",
"Filled The Room With Its Smell. The Gentlemen Bent Over The Dishes\n",
"Set In Front Of Them As If They Wanted To Test The Food Before\n",
"Eating It, And The Gentleman In The Middle, Who Seemed To Count As\n",
"An Authority For The Other Two, Did Indeed Cut Off A Piece Of Meat\n",
"While It Was Still In Its Dish, Clearly Wishing To Establish Whether\n",
"It Was Sufficiently Cooked Or Whether It Should Be Sent Back To The\n",
"Kitchen. It Was To His Satisfaction, And Gregor'S Mother And\n",
"Sister, Who Had Been Looking On Anxiously, Began To Breathe Again\n",
"And Smiled.\n",
"\n",
"The Family Themselves Ate In The Kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor'S\n",
"Father Came Into The Living Room Before He Went Into The Kitchen,\n",
"Bowed Once With His Cap In His Hand And Did His Round Of The Table.\n",
"The Gentlemen Stood As One, And Mumbled Something Into Their Beards.\n",
" Then, Once They Were Alone, They Ate In Near Perfect Silence. It\n",
"Seemed Remarkable To Gregor That Above All The Various Noises Of\n",
"Eating Their Chewing Teeth Could Still Be Heard, As If They Had\n",
"Wanted To Show Gregor That You Need Teeth In Order To Eat And It Was\n",
"Not Possible To Perform Anything With Jaws That Are Toothless\n",
"However Nice They Might Be. \"I'D Like To Eat Something\", Said\n",
"Gregor Anxiously, \"But Not Anything Like They'Re Eating. They Do\n",
"Feed Themselves. And Here I Am, Dying!\"\n",
"\n",
"Throughout All This Time, Gregor Could Not Remember Having Heard The\n",
"Violin Being Played, But This Evening It Began To Be Heard From The\n",
"Kitchen. The Three Gentlemen Had Already Finished Their Meal, The\n",
"One In The Middle Had Produced A Newspaper, Given A Page To Each Of\n",
"The Others, And Now They Leant Back In Their Chairs Reading Them And\n",
"Smoking. When The Violin Began Playing They Became Attentive, Stood\n",
"Up And Went On Tip-Toe Over To The Door Of The Hallway Where They\n",
"Stood Pressed Against Each Other. Someone Must Have Heard Them In\n",
"The Kitchen, As Gregor'S Father Called Out: \"Is The Playing Perhaps\n",
"Unpleasant For The Gentlemen? We Can Stop It Straight Away.\" \"On\n",
"The Contrary\", Said The Middle Gentleman, \"Would The Young Lady Not\n",
"Like To Come In And Play For Us Here In The Room, Where It Is, After\n",
"All, Much More Cosy And Comfortable?\" \"Oh Yes, We'D Love To\",\n",
"Called Back Gregor'S Father As If He Had Been The Violin Player\n",
"Himself. The Gentlemen Stepped Back Into The Room And Waited.\n",
"Gregor'S Father Soon Appeared With The Music Stand, His Mother With\n",
"The Music And His Sister With The Violin. She Calmly Prepared\n",
"Everything For Her To Begin Playing; His Parents, Who Had Never\n",
"Rented A Room Out Before And Therefore Showed An Exaggerated\n",
"Courtesy Towards The Three Gentlemen, Did Not Even Dare To Sit On\n",
"Their Own Chairs; His Father Leant Against The Door With His Right\n",
"Hand Pushed In Between Two Buttons On His Uniform Coat; His Mother,\n",
"Though, Was Offered A Seat By One Of The Gentlemen And Sat - Leaving\n",
"The Chair Where The Gentleman Happened To Have Placed It - Out Of\n",
"The Way In A Corner.\n",
"\n",
"His Sister Began To Play; Father And Mother Paid Close Attention,\n",
"One On Each Side, To The Movements Of Her Hands. Drawn In By The\n",
"Playing, Gregor Had Dared To Come Forward A Little And Already Had\n",
"His Head In The Living Room. Before, He Had Taken Great Pride In\n",
"How Considerate He Was But Now It Hardly Occurred To Him That He Had\n",
"Become So Thoughtless About The Others. What'S More, There Was Now\n",
"All The More Reason To Keep Himself Hidden As He Was Covered In The\n",
"Dust That Lay Everywhere In His Room And Flew Up At The Slightest\n",
"Movement; He Carried Threads, Hairs, And Remains Of Food About On\n",
"His Back And Sides; He Was Much Too Indifferent To Everything Now To\n",
"Lay On His Back And Wipe Himself On The Carpet Like He Had Used To\n",
"Do Several Times A Day. And Despite This Condition, He Was Not Too\n",
"Shy To Move Forward A Little Onto The Immaculate Floor Of The Living\n",
"Room.\n",
"\n",
"No-One Noticed Him, Though. The Family Was Totally Preoccupied With\n",
"The Violin Playing; At First, The Three Gentlemen Had Put Their\n",
"Hands In Their Pockets And Come Up Far Too Close Behind The Music\n",
"Stand To Look At All The Notes Being Played, And They Must Have\n",
"Disturbed Gregor'S Sister, But Soon, In Contrast With The Family,\n",
"They Withdrew Back To The Window With Their Heads Sunk And Talking\n",
"To Each Other At Half Volume, And They Stayed By The Window While\n",
"Gregor'S Father Observed Them Anxiously. It Really Now Seemed Very\n",
"Obvious That They Had Expected To Hear Some Beautiful Or\n",
"Entertaining Violin Playing But Had Been Disappointed, That They Had\n",
"Had Enough Of The Whole Performance And It Was Only Now Out Of\n",
"Politeness That They Allowed Their Peace To Be Disturbed. It Was\n",
"Especially Unnerving, The Way They All Blew The Smoke From Their\n",
"Cigarettes Upwards From Their Mouth And Noses. Yet Gregor'S Sister\n",
"Was Playing So Beautifully. Her Face Was Leant To One Side,\n",
"Following The Lines Of Music With A Careful And Melancholy\n",
"Expression. Gregor Crawled A Little Further Forward, Keeping His\n",
"Head Close To The Ground So That He Could Meet Her Eyes If The\n",
"Chance Came. Was He An Animal If Music Could Captivate Him So? It\n",
"Seemed To Him That He Was Being Shown The Way To The Unknown\n",
"Nourishment He Had Been Yearning For. He Was Determined To Make His\n",
"Way Forward To His Sister And Tug At Her Skirt To Show Her She Might\n",
"Come Into His Room With Her Violin, As No-One Appreciated Her\n",
"Playing Here As Much As He Would. He Never Wanted To Let Her Out Of\n",
"His Room, Not While He Lived, Anyway; His Shocking Appearance\n",
"Should, For Once, Be Of Some Use To Him; He Wanted To Be At Every\n",
"Door Of His Room At Once To Hiss And Spit At The Attackers; His\n",
"Sister Should Not Be Forced To Stay With Him, Though, But Stay Of\n",
"Her Own Free Will; She Would Sit Beside Him On The Couch With Her\n",
"Ear Bent Down To Him While He Told Her How He Had Always Intended To\n",
"Send Her To The Conservatory, How He Would Have Told Everyone About\n",
"It Last Christmas - Had Christmas Really Come And Gone Already? - If\n",
"This Misfortune Hadn'T Got In The Way, And Refuse To Let Anyone\n",
"Dissuade Him From It. On Hearing All This, His Sister Would Break\n",
"Out In Tears Of Emotion, And Gregor Would Climb Up To Her Shoulder\n",
"And Kiss Her Neck, Which, Since She Had Been Going Out To Work, She\n",
"Had Kept Free Without Any Necklace Or Collar.\n",
"\n",
"\"Mr. Samsa!\", Shouted The Middle Gentleman To Gregor'S Father,\n",
"Pointing, Without Wasting Any More Words, With His Forefinger At\n",
"Gregor As He Slowly Moved Forward. The Violin Went Silent, The\n",
"Middle Of The Three Gentlemen First Smiled At His Two Friends,\n",
"Shaking His Head, And Then Looked Back At Gregor. His Father Seemed\n",
"To Think It More Important To Calm The Three Gentlemen Before\n",
"Driving Gregor Out, Even Though They Were Not At All Upset And\n",
"Seemed To Think Gregor Was More Entertaining Than The Violin Playing\n",
"Had Been. He Rushed Up To Them With His Arms Spread Out And\n",
"Attempted To Drive Them Back Into Their Room At The Same Time As\n",
"Trying To Block Their View Of Gregor With His Body. Now They Did\n",
"Become A Little Annoyed, And It Was Not Clear Whether It Was His\n",
"Father'S Behaviour That Annoyed Them Or The Dawning Realisation That\n",
"They Had Had A Neighbour Like Gregor In The Next Room Without\n",
"Knowing It. They Asked Gregor'S Father For Explanations, Raised\n",
"Their Arms Like He Had, Tugged Excitedly At Their Beards And Moved\n",
"Back Towards Their Room Only Very Slowly. Meanwhile Gregor'S Sister\n",
"Had Overcome The Despair She Had Fallen Into When Her Playing Was\n",
"Suddenly Interrupted. She Had Let Her Hands Drop And Let Violin And\n",
"Bow Hang Limply For A While But Continued To Look At The Music As If\n",
"Still Playing, But Then She Suddenly Pulled Herself Together, Lay\n",
"The Instrument On Her Mother'S Lap Who Still Sat Laboriously\n",
"Struggling For Breath Where She Was, And Ran Into The Next Room\n",
"Which, Under Pressure From Her Father, The Three Gentlemen Were More\n",
"Quickly Moving Toward. Under His Sister'S Experienced Hand, The\n",
"Pillows And Covers On The Beds Flew Up And Were Put Into Order And\n",
"She Had Already Finished Making The Beds And Slipped Out Again\n",
"Before The Three Gentlemen Had Reached The Room. Gregor'S Father\n",
"Seemed So Obsessed With What He Was Doing That He Forgot All The\n",
"Respect He Owed To His Tenants. He Urged Them And Pressed Them\n",
"Until, When He Was Already At The Door Of The Room, The Middle Of\n",
"The Three Gentlemen Shouted Like Thunder And Stamped His Foot And\n",
"Thereby Brought Gregor'S Father To A Halt. \"I Declare Here And\n",
"Now\", He Said, Raising His Hand And Glancing At Gregor'S Mother And\n",
"Sister To Gain Their Attention Too, \"That With Regard To The\n",
"Repugnant Conditions That Prevail In This Flat And With This Family\"\n",
"- Here He Looked Briefly But Decisively At The Floor - \"I Give\n",
"Immediate Notice On My Room. For The Days That I Have Been Living\n",
"Here I Will, Of Course, Pay Nothing At All, On The Contrary I Will\n",
"Consider Whether To Proceed With Some Kind Of Action For Damages\n",
"From You, And Believe Me It Would Be Very Easy To Set Out The\n",
"Grounds For Such An Action.\" He Was Silent And Looked Straight\n",
"Ahead As If Waiting For Something. And Indeed, His Two Friends\n",
"Joined In With The Words: \"And We Also Give Immediate Notice.\" With\n",
"That, He Took Hold Of The Door Handle And Slammed The Door.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor'S Father Staggered Back To His Seat, Feeling His Way With His\n",
"Hands, And Fell Into It; It Looked As If He Was Stretching Himself\n",
"Out For His Usual Evening Nap But From The Uncontrolled Way His Head\n",
"Kept Nodding It Could Be Seen That He Was Not Sleeping At All.\n",
"Throughout All This, Gregor Had Lain Still Where The Three Gentlemen\n",
"Had First Seen Him. His Disappointment At The Failure Of His Plan,\n",
"And Perhaps Also Because He Was Weak From Hunger, Made It Impossible\n",
"For Him To Move. He Was Sure That Everyone Would Turn On Him Any\n",
"Moment, And He Waited. He Was Not Even Startled Out Of This State\n",
"When The Violin On His Mother'S Lap Fell From Her Trembling Fingers\n",
"And Landed Loudly On The Floor.\n",
"\n",
"\"Father, Mother\", Said His Sister, Hitting The Table With Her Hand\n",
"As Introduction, \"We Can'T Carry On Like This. Maybe You Can'T See\n",
"It, But I Can. I Don'T Want To Call This Monster My Brother, All I\n",
"Can Say Is: We Have To Try And Get Rid Of It. We'Ve Done All That'S\n",
"Humanly Possible To Look After It And Be Patient, I Don'T Think\n",
"Anyone Could Accuse Us Of Doing Anything Wrong.\"\n",
"\n",
"\"She'S Absolutely Right\", Said Gregor'S Father To Himself. His\n",
"Mother, Who Still Had Not Had Time To Catch Her Breath, Began To\n",
"Cough Dully, Her Hand Held Out In Front Of Her And A Deranged\n",
"Expression In Her Eyes.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor'S Sister Rushed To His Mother And Put Her Hand On Her\n",
"Forehead. Her Words Seemed To Give Gregor'S Father Some More\n",
"Definite Ideas. He Sat Upright, Played With His Uniform Cap Between\n",
"The Plates Left By The Three Gentlemen After Their Meal, And\n",
"Occasionally Looked Down At Gregor As He Lay There Immobile.\n",
"\n",
"\"We Have To Try And Get Rid Of It\", Said Gregor'S Sister, Now\n",
"Speaking Only To Her Father, As Her Mother Was Too Occupied With\n",
"Coughing To Listen, \"It'Ll Be The Death Of Both Of You, I Can See It\n",
"Coming. We Can'T All Work As Hard As We Have To And Then Come Home\n",
"To Be Tortured Like This, We Can'T Endure It. I Can'T Endure It Any\n",
"More.\" And She Broke Out So Heavily In Tears That They Flowed Down\n",
"The Face Of Her Mother, And She Wiped Them Away With Mechanical Hand\n",
"Movements.\n",
"\n",
"\"My Child\", Said Her Father With Sympathy And Obvious Understanding,\n",
"\"What Are We To Do?\"\n",
"\n",
"His Sister Just Shrugged Her Shoulders As A Sign Of The Helplessness\n",
"And Tears That Had Taken Hold Of Her, Displacing Her Earlier\n",
"Certainty.\n",
"\n",
"\"If He Could Just Understand Us\", Said His Father Almost As A\n",
"Question; His Sister Shook Her Hand Vigorously Through Her Tears As\n",
"A Sign That Of That There Was No Question.\n",
"\n",
"\"If He Could Just Understand Us\", Repeated Gregor'S Father, Closing\n",
"His Eyes In Acceptance Of His Sister'S Certainty That That Was Quite\n",
"Impossible, \"Then Perhaps We Could Come To Some Kind Of Arrangement\n",
"With Him. But As It Is ...\"\n",
"\n",
"\"It'S Got To Go\", Shouted His Sister, \"That'S The Only Way, Father.\n",
"You'Ve Got To Get Rid Of The Idea That That'S Gregor. We'Ve Only\n",
"Harmed Ourselves By Believing It For So Long. How Can That Be\n",
"Gregor? If It Were Gregor He Would Have Seen Long Ago That It'S Not\n",
"Possible For Human Beings To Live With An Animal Like That And He\n",
"Would Have Gone Of His Own Free Will. We Wouldn'T Have A Brother\n",
"Any More, Then, But We Could Carry On With Our Lives And Remember\n",
"Him With Respect. As It Is This Animal Is Persecuting Us, It'S\n",
"Driven Out Our Tenants, It Obviously Wants To Take Over The Whole\n",
"Flat And Force Us To Sleep On The Streets. Father, Look, Just\n",
"Look\", She Suddenly Screamed, \"He'S Starting Again!\" In Her Alarm,\n",
"Which Was Totally Beyond Gregor'S Comprehension, His Sister Even\n",
"Abandoned His Mother As She Pushed Herself Vigorously Out Of Her\n",
"Chair As If More Willing To Sacrifice Her Own Mother Than Stay\n",
"Anywhere Near Gregor. She Rushed Over To Behind Her Father, Who Had\n",
"Become Excited Merely Because She Was And Stood Up Half Raising His\n",
"Hands In Front Of Gregor'S Sister As If To Protect Her.\n",
"\n",
"But Gregor Had Had No Intention Of Frightening Anyone, Least Of All\n",
"His Sister. All He Had Done Was Begin To Turn Round So That He\n",
"Could Go Back Into His Room, Although That Was In Itself Quite\n",
"Startling As His Pain-Wracked Condition Meant That Turning Round\n",
"Required A Great Deal Of Effort And He Was Using His Head To Help\n",
"Himself Do It, Repeatedly Raising It And Striking It Against The\n",
"Floor. He Stopped And Looked Round. They Seemed To Have Realised\n",
"His Good Intention And Had Only Been Alarmed Briefly. Now They All\n",
"Looked At Him In Unhappy Silence. His Mother Lay In Her Chair With\n",
"Her Legs Stretched Out And Pressed Against Each Other, Her Eyes\n",
"Nearly Closed With Exhaustion; His Sister Sat Next To His Father\n",
"With Her Arms Around His Neck.\n",
"\n",
"\"Maybe Now They'Ll Let Me Turn Round\", Thought Gregor And Went Back\n",
"To Work. He Could Not Help Panting Loudly With The Effort And Had\n",
"Sometimes To Stop And Take A Rest. No-One Was Making Him Rush Any\n",
"More, Everything Was Left Up To Him. As Soon As He Had Finally\n",
"Finished Turning Round He Began To Move Straight Ahead. He Was\n",
"Amazed At The Great Distance That Separated Him From His Room, And\n",
"Could Not Understand How He Had Covered That Distance In His Weak\n",
"State A Little While Before And Almost Without Noticing It. He\n",
"Concentrated On Crawling As Fast As He Could And Hardly Noticed That\n",
"There Was Not A Word, Not Any Cry, From His Family To Distract Him.\n",
"He Did Not Turn His Head Until He Had Reached The Doorway. He Did\n",
"Not Turn It All The Way Round As He Felt His Neck Becoming Stiff,\n",
"But It Was Nonetheless Enough To See That Nothing Behind Him Had\n",
"Changed, Only His Sister Had Stood Up. With His Last Glance He Saw\n",
"That His Mother Had Now Fallen Completely Asleep.\n",
"\n",
"He Was Hardly Inside His Room Before The Door Was Hurriedly Shut,\n",
"Bolted And Locked. The Sudden Noise Behind Gregor So Startled Him\n",
"That His Little Legs Collapsed Under Him. It Was His Sister Who Had\n",
"Been In So Much Of A Rush. She Had Been Standing There Waiting And\n",
"Sprung Forward Lightly, Gregor Had Not Heard Her Coming At All, And\n",
"As She Turned The Key In The Lock She Said Loudly To Her Parents \"At\n",
"Last!\".\n",
"\n",
"\"What Now, Then?\", Gregor Asked Himself As He Looked Round In The\n",
"Darkness. He Soon Made The Discovery That He Could No Longer Move\n",
"At All. This Was No Surprise To Him, It Seemed Rather That Being\n",
"Able To Actually Move Around On Those Spindly Little Legs Until Then\n",
"Was Unnatural. He Also Felt Relatively Comfortable. It Is True\n",
"That His Entire Body Was Aching, But The Pain Seemed To Be Slowly\n",
"Getting Weaker And Weaker And Would Finally Disappear Altogether.\n",
"He Could Already Hardly Feel The Decayed Apple In His Back Or The\n",
"Inflamed Area Around It, Which Was Entirely Covered In White Dust.\n",
"He Thought Back Of His Family With Emotion And Love. If It Was\n",
"Possible, He Felt That He Must Go Away Even More Strongly Than His\n",
"Sister. He Remained In This State Of Empty And Peaceful Rumination\n",
"Until He Heard The Clock Tower Strike Three In The Morning. He\n",
"Watched As It Slowly Began To Get Light Everywhere Outside The\n",
"Window Too. Then, Without His Willing It, His Head Sank Down\n",
"Completely, And His Last Breath Flowed Weakly From His Nostrils.\n",
"\n",
"When The Cleaner Came In Early In The Morning - They'D Often Asked\n",
"Her Not To Keep Slamming The Doors But With Her Strength And In Her\n",
"Hurry She Still Did, So That Everyone In The Flat Knew When She'D\n",
"Arrived And From Then On It Was Impossible To Sleep In Peace - She\n",
"Made Her Usual Brief Look In On Gregor And At First Found Nothing\n",
"Special. She Thought He Was Laying There So Still On Purpose,\n",
"Playing The Martyr; She Attributed All Possible Understanding To\n",
"Him. She Happened To Be Holding The Long Broom In Her Hand, So She\n",
"Tried To Tickle Gregor With It From The Doorway. When She Had No\n",
"Success With That She Tried To Make A Nuisance Of Herself And Poked\n",
"At Him A Little, And Only When She Found She Could Shove Him Across\n",
"The Floor With No Resistance At All Did She Start To Pay Attention.\n",
"She Soon Realised What Had Really Happened, Opened Her Eyes Wide,\n",
"Whistled To Herself, But Did Not Waste Time To Yank Open The Bedroom\n",
"Doors And Shout Loudly Into The Darkness Of The Bedrooms: \"Come And\n",
"'Ave A Look At This, It'S Dead, Just Lying There, Stone Dead!\"\n",
"\n",
"Mr. And Mrs. Samsa Sat Upright There In Their Marriage Bed And Had\n",
"To Make An Effort To Get Over The Shock Caused By The Cleaner Before\n",
"They Could Grasp What She Was Saying. But Then, Each From His Own\n",
"Side, They Hurried Out Of Bed. Mr. Samsa Threw The Blanket Over His\n",
"Shoulders, Mrs. Samsa Just Came Out In Her Nightdress; And That Is\n",
"How They Went Into Gregor'S Room. On The Way They Opened The Door\n",
"To The Living Room Where Grete Had Been Sleeping Since The Three\n",
"Gentlemen Had Moved In; She Was Fully Dressed As If She Had Never\n",
"Been Asleep, And The Paleness Of Her Face Seemed To Confirm This.\n",
"\"Dead?\", Asked Mrs. Samsa, Looking At The Charwoman Enquiringly,\n",
"Even Though She Could Have Checked For Herself And Could Have Known\n",
"It Even Without Checking. \"That'S What I Said\", Replied The\n",
"Cleaner, And To Prove It She Gave Gregor'S Body Another Shove With\n",
"The Broom, Sending It Sideways Across The Floor. Mrs. Samsa Made A\n",
"Movement As If She Wanted To Hold Back The Broom, But Did Not\n",
"Complete It. \"Now Then\", Said Mr. Samsa, \"Let'S Give Thanks To God\n",
"For That\". He Crossed Himself, And The Three Women Followed His\n",
"Example. Grete, Who Had Not Taken Her Eyes From The Corpse, Said:\n",
"\"Just Look How Thin He Was. He Didn'T Eat Anything For So Long.\n",
"The Food Came Out Again Just The Same As When It Went In\". Gregor'S\n",
"Body Was Indeed Completely Dried Up And Flat, They Had Not Seen It\n",
"Until Then, But Now He Was Not Lifted Up On His Little Legs, Nor Did\n",
"He Do Anything To Make Them Look Away.\n",
"\n",
"\"Grete, Come With Us In Here For A Little While\", Said Mrs. Samsa\n",
"With A Pained Smile, And Grete Followed Her Parents Into The Bedroom\n",
"But Not Without Looking Back At The Body. The Cleaner Shut The Door\n",
"And Opened The Window Wide. Although It Was Still Early In The\n",
"Morning The Fresh Air Had Something Of Warmth Mixed In With It. It\n",
"Was Already The End Of March, After All.\n",
"\n",
"The Three Gentlemen Stepped Out Of Their Room And Looked Round In\n",
"Amazement For Their Breakfasts; They Had Been Forgotten About.\n",
"\"Where Is Our Breakfast?\", The Middle Gentleman Asked The Cleaner\n",
"Irritably. She Just Put Her Finger On Her Lips And Made A Quick And\n",
"Silent Sign To The Men That They Might Like To Come Into Gregor'S\n",
"Room. They Did So, And Stood Around Gregor'S Corpse With Their\n",
"Hands In The Pockets Of Their Well-Worn Coats. It Was Now Quite\n",
"Light In The Room.\n",
"\n",
"Then The Door Of The Bedroom Opened And Mr. Samsa Appeared In His\n",
"Uniform With His Wife On One Arm And His Daughter On The Other. All\n",
"Of Them Had Been Crying A Little; Grete Now And Then Pressed Her\n",
"Face Against Her Father'S Arm.\n",
"\n",
"\"Leave My Home. Now!\", Said Mr. Samsa, Indicating The Door And\n",
"Without Letting The Women From Him. \"What Do You Mean?\", Asked The\n",
"Middle Of The Three Gentlemen Somewhat Disconcerted, And He Smiled\n",
"Sweetly. The Other Two Held Their Hands Behind Their Backs And\n",
"Continually Rubbed Them Together In Gleeful Anticipation Of A Loud\n",
"Quarrel Which Could Only End In Their Favour. \"I Mean Just What I\n",
"Said\", Answered Mr. Samsa, And, With His Two Companions, Went In A\n",
"Straight Line Towards The Man. At First, He Stood There Still,\n",
"Looking At The Ground As If The Contents Of His Head Were\n",
"Rearranging Themselves Into New Positions. \"Alright, We'Ll Go\n",
"Then\", He Said, And Looked Up At Mr. Samsa As If He Had Been\n",
"Suddenly Overcome With Humility And Wanted Permission Again From\n",
"Mr. Samsa For His Decision. Mr. Samsa Merely Opened His Eyes Wide\n",
"And Briefly Nodded To Him Several Times. At That, And Without\n",
"Delay, The Man Actually Did Take Long Strides Into The Front\n",
"Hallway; His Two Friends Had Stopped Rubbing Their Hands Some Time\n",
"Before And Had Been Listening To What Was Being Said. Now They\n",
"Jumped Off After Their Friend As If Taken With A Sudden Fear That\n",
"Mr. Samsa Might Go Into The Hallway In Front Of Them And Break The\n",
"Connection With Their Leader. Once There, All Three Took Their Hats\n",
"From The Stand, Took Their Sticks From The Holder, Bowed Without A\n",
"Word And Left The Premises. Mr. Samsa And The Two Women Followed\n",
"Them Out Onto The Landing; But They Had Had No Reason To Mistrust\n",
"The Men'S Intentions And As They Leaned Over The Landing They Saw How\n",
"The Three Gentlemen Made Slow But Steady Progress Down The Many\n",
"Steps. As They Turned The Corner On Each Floor They Disappeared And\n",
"Would Reappear A Few Moments Later; The Further Down They Went, The\n",
"More That The Samsa Family Lost Interest In Them; When A Butcher'S\n",
"Boy, Proud Of Posture With His Tray On His Head, Passed Them On His\n",
"Way Up And Came Nearer Than They Were, Mr. Samsa And The Women Came\n",
"Away From The Landing And Went, As If Relieved, Back Into The Flat.\n",
"\n",
"They Decided The Best Way To Make Use Of That Day Was For Relaxation\n",
"And To Go For A Walk; Not Only Had They Earned A Break From Work But\n",
"They Were In Serious Need Of It. So They Sat At The Table And Wrote\n",
"Three Letters Of Excusal, Mr. Samsa To His Employers, Mrs. Samsa\n",
"To Her Contractor And Grete To Her Principal. The Cleaner Came In\n",
"While They Were Writing To Tell Them She Was Going, She'D Finished\n",
"Her Work For That Morning. The Three Of Them At First Just Nodded\n",
"Without Looking Up From What They Were Writing, And It Was Only When\n",
"The Cleaner Still Did Not Seem To Want To Leave That They Looked Up\n",
"In Irritation. \"Well?\", Asked Mr. Samsa. The Charwoman Stood In\n",
"The Doorway With A Smile On Her Face As If She Had Some Tremendous\n",
"Good News To Report, But Would Only Do It If She Was Clearly Asked\n",
"To. The Almost Vertical Little Ostrich Feather On Her Hat, Which\n",
"Had Been A Source Of Irritation To Mr. Samsa All The Time She Had\n",
"Been Working For Them, Swayed Gently In All Directions. \"What Is It\n",
"You Want Then?\", Asked Mrs. Samsa, Whom The Cleaner Had The Most\n",
"Respect For. \"Yes\", She Answered, And Broke Into A Friendly Laugh\n",
"That Made Her Unable To Speak Straight Away, \"Well Then, That Thing\n",
"In There, You Needn'T Worry About How You'Re Going To Get Rid Of It.\n",
" That'S All Been Sorted Out.\" Mrs. Samsa And Grete Bent Down Over\n",
"Their Letters As If Intent On Continuing With What They Were\n",
"Writing; Mr. Samsa Saw That The Cleaner Wanted To Start Describing\n",
"Everything In Detail But, With Outstretched Hand, He Made It Quite\n",
"Clear That She Was Not To. So, As She Was Prevented From Telling\n",
"Them All About It, She Suddenly Remembered What A Hurry She Was In\n",
"And, Clearly Peeved, Called Out \"Cheerio Then, Everyone\", Turned\n",
"Round Sharply And Left, Slamming The Door Terribly As She Went.\n",
"\n",
"\"Tonight She Gets Sacked\", Said Mr. Samsa, But He Received No Reply\n",
"From Either His Wife Or His Daughter As The Charwoman Seemed To Have\n",
"Destroyed The Peace They Had Only Just Gained. They Got Up And Went\n",
"Over To The Window Where They Remained With Their Arms Around Each\n",
"Other. Mr. Samsa Twisted Round In His Chair To Look At Them And Sat\n",
"There Watching For A While. Then He Called Out: \"Come Here, Then.\n",
"Let'S Forget About All That Old Stuff, Shall We. Come And Give Me A\n",
"Bit Of Attention\". The Two Women Immediately Did As He Said,\n",
"Hurrying Over To Him Where They Kissed Him And Hugged Him And Then\n",
"They Quickly Finished Their Letters.\n",
"\n",
"After That, The Three Of Them Left The Flat Together, Which Was\n",
"Something They Had Not Done For Months, And Took The Tram Out To The\n",
"Open Country Outside The Town. They Had The Tram, Filled With Warm\n",
"Sunshine, All To Themselves. Leant Back Comfortably On Their Seats,\n",
"They Discussed Their Prospects And Found That On Closer Examination\n",
"They Were Not At All Bad - Until Then They Had Never Asked Each\n",
"Other About Their Work But All Three Had Jobs Which Were Very Good\n",
"And Held Particularly Good Promise For The Future. The Greatest\n",
"Improvement For The Time Being, Of Course, Would Be Achieved Quite\n",
"Easily By Moving House; What They Needed Now Was A Flat That Was\n",
"Smaller And Cheaper Than The Current One Which Had Been Chosen By\n",
"Gregor, One That Was In A Better Location And, Most Of All, More\n",
"Practical. All The Time, Grete Was Becoming Livelier. With All The\n",
"Worry They Had Been Having Of Late Her Cheeks Had Become Pale, But,\n",
"While They Were Talking, Mr. And Mrs. Samsa Were Struck, Almost\n",
"Simultaneously, With The Thought Of How Their Daughter Was\n",
"Blossoming Into A Well Built And Beautiful Young Lady. They Became\n",
"Quieter. Just From Each Other'S Glance And Almost Without Knowing\n",
"It They Agreed That It Would Soon Be Time To Find A Good Man For\n",
"Her. And, As If In Confirmation Of Their New Dreams And Good\n",
"Intentions, As Soon As They Reached Their Destination Grete Was The\n",
"First To Get Up And Stretch Out Her Young Body.\n",
"\n"
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"I\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found\n",
"himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on\n",
"his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could\n",
"see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff\n",
"sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready\n",
"to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared\n",
"with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he\n",
"looked.\n",
"\n",
"\"What's happened to me?\" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room,\n",
"a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully\n",
"between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples\n",
"lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and\n",
"above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an\n",
"illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed\n",
"a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright,\n",
"raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm\n",
"towards the viewer.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather.\n",
"Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel\n",
"quite sad. \"How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all\n",
"this nonsense\", he thought, but that was something he was unable to\n",
"do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present\n",
"state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw\n",
"himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He\n",
"must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he\n",
"wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when\n",
"he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt\n",
"before.\n",
"\n",
"\"Oh, God\", he thought, \"what a strenuous career it is that I've\n",
"chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this\n",
"takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on\n",
"top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making\n",
"train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different\n",
"people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or\n",
"become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!\" He felt a\n",
"slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back\n",
"towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found\n",
"where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little\n",
"white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried\n",
"to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back\n",
"because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder.\n",
"\n",
"He slid back into his former position. \"Getting up early all the\n",
"time\", he thought, \"it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough\n",
"sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For\n",
"instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning\n",
"to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting\n",
"there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my\n",
"boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that\n",
"would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to\n",
"think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have\n",
"gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him\n",
"everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right\n",
"off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up\n",
"there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there,\n",
"especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is\n",
"hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the\n",
"money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or\n",
"six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when\n",
"I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up,\n",
"my train leaves at five.\"\n",
"\n",
"And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of\n",
"drawers. \"God in Heaven!\" he thought. It was half past six and the\n",
"hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half\n",
"past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He\n",
"could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it\n",
"should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it\n",
"possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise?\n",
"True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply\n",
"because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at\n",
"seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and\n",
"the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at\n",
"all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch\n",
"the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office\n",
"assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he\n",
"would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long\n",
"time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and\n",
"with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that\n",
"would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of\n",
"service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would\n",
"certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance\n",
"company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the\n",
"doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed\n",
"that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's\n",
"more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in\n",
"fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long,\n",
"feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual.\n",
"\n",
"He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide\n",
"to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven.\n",
"There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. \"Gregor\",\n",
"somebody called - it was his mother - \"it's quarter to seven.\n",
"Didn't you want to go somewhere?\" That gentle voice! Gregor was\n",
"shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be\n",
"recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside\n",
"him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with\n",
"it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort\n",
"of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether\n",
"he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full\n",
"answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented\n",
"himself with saying: \"Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up\n",
"now.\" The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed\n",
"outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with\n",
"this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation\n",
"made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against\n",
"their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came\n",
"knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist.\n",
"\"Gregor, Gregor\", he called, \"what's wrong?\" And after a short\n",
"while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: \"Gregor!\n",
"Gregor!\" At the other side door his sister came plaintively:\n",
"\"Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?\" Gregor answered to\n",
"both sides: \"I'm ready, now\", making an effort to remove all the\n",
"strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting\n",
"long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to\n",
"his breakfast, but his sister whispered: \"Gregor, open the door, I\n",
"beg of you.\" Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door,\n",
"and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired\n",
"from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was\n",
"at home.\n",
"\n",
"The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being\n",
"disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast.\n",
"Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware\n",
"that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by\n",
"lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in\n",
"bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned\n",
"out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would\n",
"slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest\n",
"doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first\n",
"sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for\n",
"travelling salesmen.\n",
"\n",
"It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow\n",
"himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became\n",
"difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad.\n",
"He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but\n",
"instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously\n",
"moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to\n",
"control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first\n",
"one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do\n",
"what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free\n",
"and would move about painfully. \"This is something that can't be\n",
"done in bed\", Gregor said to himself, \"so don't keep trying to do\n",
"it\".\n",
"\n",
"The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body\n",
"out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not\n",
"imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move;\n",
"it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he\n",
"carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could\n",
"gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower\n",
"bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower\n",
"part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive.\n",
"\n",
"So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed\n",
"first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed\n",
"quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of\n",
"his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head.\n",
"But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the\n",
"fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be\n",
"a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry\n",
"on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock\n",
"himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose\n",
"consciousness.\n",
"\n",
"It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been\n",
"earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching\n",
"his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than\n",
"before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing\n",
"peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it\n",
"was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible\n",
"thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at\n",
"whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to\n",
"remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing\n",
"to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his\n",
"eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but\n",
"unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was\n",
"enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer\n",
"to offer him. \"Seven o'clock, already\", he said to himself when the\n",
"clock struck again, \"seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like\n",
"this.\" And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly\n",
"as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back\n",
"to their real and natural state.\n",
"\n",
"But then he said to himself: \"Before it strikes quarter past seven\n",
"I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then\n",
"somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me\n",
"as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock.\" And so he\n",
"set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body\n",
"out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out\n",
"of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could\n",
"probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and\n",
"probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His\n",
"main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which\n",
"even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not\n",
"alarm. But it was something that had to be risked.\n",
"\n",
"When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new\n",
"method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock\n",
"back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be\n",
"if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father\n",
"and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would\n",
"only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him\n",
"away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and\n",
"careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the\n",
"little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help\n",
"though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked?\n",
"Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile\n",
"at this thought.\n",
"\n",
"After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have\n",
"been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The\n",
"time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final\n",
"decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat.\n",
"\"That'll be someone from work\", he said to himself, and froze very\n",
"still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as\n",
"they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet.\n",
"\"They're not opening the door\", Gregor said to himself, caught in\n",
"some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps\n",
"went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear\n",
"the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the\n",
"chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one\n",
"condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly\n",
"suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every\n",
"one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and\n",
"devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he\n",
"couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of\n",
"hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough\n",
"to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were\n",
"even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did\n",
"they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so\n",
"suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the\n",
"wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made\n",
"him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with\n",
"all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't\n",
"really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet,\n",
"and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which\n",
"made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his\n",
"head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in\n",
"pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet.\n",
"\n",
"\"Something's fallen down in there\", said the chief clerk in the room\n",
"on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort\n",
"that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk\n",
"too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff\n",
"reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his\n",
"highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room.\n",
"From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let\n",
"him know: \"Gregor, the chief clerk is here.\" \"Yes, I know\", said\n",
"Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough\n",
"for his sister to hear him.\n",
"\n",
"\"Gregor\", said his father now from the room to his left, \"the chief\n",
"clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the\n",
"early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he\n",
"wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm\n",
"sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room.\"\n",
"Then the chief clerk called \"Good morning, Mr. Samsa\". \"He isn't\n",
"well\", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father\n",
"continued to speak through the door. \"He isn't well, please believe\n",
"me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever\n",
"thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he\n",
"never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but\n",
"stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just\n",
"reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation\n",
"is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for\n",
"instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed\n",
"how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon\n",
"as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't\n",
"have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so\n",
"stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he\n",
"is, but he isn't.\" \"I'll be there in a moment\", said Gregor slowly\n",
"and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any\n",
"word of the conversation. \"Well I can't think of any other way of\n",
"explaining it, Mrs. Samsa\", said the chief clerk, \"I hope it's\n",
"nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we\n",
"people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or\n",
"unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of\n",
"business considerations.\" \"Can the chief clerk come in to see you\n",
"now then?\", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door\n",
"again. \"No\", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed\n",
"a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry.\n",
"\n",
"So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably\n",
"only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was\n",
"she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the\n",
"chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if\n",
"that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the\n",
"same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like\n",
"that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest\n",
"intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay\n",
"there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in\n",
"would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was\n",
"only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be\n",
"found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could\n",
"be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible\n",
"to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at\n",
"him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they\n",
"were worried, that would excuse their behaviour.\n",
"\n",
"The chief clerk now raised his voice, \"Mr. Samsa\", he called to him,\n",
"\"what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more\n",
"than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and\n",
"unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention\n",
"this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in\n",
"a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your\n",
"parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and\n",
"immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I\n",
"thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you\n",
"suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning,\n",
"your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to\n",
"appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently\n",
"entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour\n",
"that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see\n",
"your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish\n",
"whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position\n",
"all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you\n",
"in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good\n",
"reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it.\n",
"Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that\n",
"it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we\n",
"recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no\n",
"business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be.\"\n",
"\n",
"\"But Sir\", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in\n",
"the excitement, \"I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm\n",
"slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get\n",
"up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm\n",
"just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite\n",
"as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's\n",
"shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright\n",
"last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had\n",
"a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed\n",
"it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always\n",
"think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please,\n",
"don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the\n",
"accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any\n",
"of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent\n",
"in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few\n",
"hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir;\n",
"I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to\n",
"tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!\"\n",
"\n",
"And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was\n",
"saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was\n",
"easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in\n",
"bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want\n",
"to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak\n",
"with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was\n",
"curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him.\n",
"If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's\n",
"responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything\n",
"calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried\n",
"he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few\n",
"times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just\n",
"slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and\n",
"stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain\n",
"but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall\n",
"against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of\n",
"it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept\n",
"quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying.\n",
"\n",
"\"Did you understand a word of all that?\" the chief clerk asked his\n",
"parents, \"surely he's not trying to make fools of us\". \"Oh, God!\"\n",
"called his mother, who was already in tears, \"he could be seriously\n",
"ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!\" she then cried.\n",
"\"Mother?\" his sister called from the other side. They communicated\n",
"across Gregor's room. \"You'll have to go for the doctor straight\n",
"away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way\n",
"Gregor spoke just now?\" \"That was the voice of an animal\", said the\n",
"chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's\n",
"screams. \"Anna! Anna!\" his father called into the kitchen through\n",
"the entrance hall, clapping his hands, \"get a locksmith here, now!\"\n",
"And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out\n",
"through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they\n",
"went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There\n",
"was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it\n",
"open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't\n",
"understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to\n",
"him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the\n",
"sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong\n",
"with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his\n",
"situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel\n",
"better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and\n",
"from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising\n",
"achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the\n",
"other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to\n",
"make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking\n",
"care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound\n",
"different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure\n",
"he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very\n",
"quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table\n",
"whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed\n",
"against the door and listening.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once\n",
"there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding\n",
"himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his\n",
"legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort\n",
"involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the\n",
"lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper\n",
"teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth\n",
"was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw,\n",
"he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that\n",
"he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came\n",
"from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor.\n",
"\"Listen\", said the chief clerk in the next room, \"he's turning the\n",
"key.\" Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should\n",
"have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: \"Well done,\n",
"Gregor\", they should have cried, \"keep at it, keep hold of the\n",
"lock!\" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his\n",
"efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no\n",
"attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned\n",
"round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself\n",
"upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down\n",
"again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound\n",
"of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break\n",
"his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself:\n",
"\"So, I didn't need the locksmith after all\". Then he lay his head on\n",
"the handle of the door to open it completely.\n",
"\n",
"Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide\n",
"open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself\n",
"around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully\n",
"if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the\n",
"room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to\n",
"pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk\n",
"exclaim a loud \"Oh!\", which sounded like the soughing of the wind.\n",
"Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand\n",
"pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by\n",
"a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still\n",
"dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked\n",
"at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward\n",
"towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that\n",
"spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto\n",
"her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if\n",
"wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked\n",
"uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands\n",
"and wept so that his powerful chest shook.\n",
"\n",
"So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of\n",
"the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way\n",
"only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it\n",
"which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others.\n",
"Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless,\n",
"grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a\n",
"hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular\n",
"line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still\n",
"falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the\n",
"ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the\n",
"table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father,\n",
"breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would\n",
"stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of\n",
"different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was\n",
"photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword\n",
"in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth\n",
"respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall\n",
"was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could\n",
"see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down\n",
"below.\n",
"\n",
"\"Now, then\", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to\n",
"have kept calm, \"I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my\n",
"samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can\n",
"see\", he said to the chief clerk, \"that I'm not stubborn and I\n",
"like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but\n",
"without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you\n",
"going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately,\n",
"then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to\n",
"work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been\n",
"achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty\n",
"has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence\n",
"and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to\n",
"our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my\n",
"sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will\n",
"work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder\n",
"for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the\n",
"office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we\n",
"earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's\n",
"just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of\n",
"it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the\n",
"staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview\n",
"than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to\n",
"make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than\n",
"he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend\n",
"almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very\n",
"easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints,\n",
"and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of\n",
"thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when\n",
"we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel\n",
"the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing\n",
"what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say\n",
"something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!\"\n",
"\n",
"But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to\n",
"speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his\n",
"trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment\n",
"while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door\n",
"without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if\n",
"there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was\n",
"only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden\n",
"movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in\n",
"a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards\n",
"the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force\n",
"waiting to save him.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief\n",
"clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be\n",
"put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not\n",
"understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that\n",
"this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides,\n",
"they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight\n",
"of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the\n",
"future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced\n",
"and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended\n",
"on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already\n",
"in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And\n",
"the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him;\n",
"she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out\n",
"of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would\n",
"have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still\n",
"was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present\n",
"state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not -\n",
"be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the\n",
"opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who,\n",
"ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but\n",
"Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought\n",
"something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly\n",
"had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to\n",
"feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground\n",
"under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they\n",
"were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and\n",
"he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at\n",
"an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side\n",
"as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in\n",
"front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but\n",
"then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her\n",
"fingers spread shouting: \"Help, for pity's sake, Help!\" The way she\n",
"held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the\n",
"unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not;\n",
"she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the\n",
"breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly\n",
"down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming\n",
"to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of\n",
"coffee was pouring down onto the carpet.\n",
"\n",
"\"Mother, mother\", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had\n",
"completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not\n",
"help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the\n",
"flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from\n",
"the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her.\n",
"Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief\n",
"clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister,\n",
"he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he\n",
"wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have\n",
"expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and\n",
"disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The\n",
"flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's\n",
"father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self\n",
"controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk\n",
"himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him,\n",
"Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand\n",
"(the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat\n",
"and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his\n",
"left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his\n",
"foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no\n",
"help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly\n",
"turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder.\n",
"Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had\n",
"pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to\n",
"her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards\n",
"the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table\n",
"fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would\n",
"stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at\n",
"him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving\n",
"backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only\n",
"been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room\n",
"straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that\n",
"his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a\n",
"lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand\n",
"any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no\n",
"choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of\n",
"going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as\n",
"possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn\n",
"himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able\n",
"to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact\n",
"now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a\n",
"distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop\n",
"that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When\n",
"he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that\n",
"hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way\n",
"he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in\n",
"front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his\n",
"body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In\n",
"his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open\n",
"the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space\n",
"to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should\n",
"be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever\n",
"have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation\n",
"for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise\n",
"than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there\n",
"had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was\n",
"now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant\n",
"experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without\n",
"regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself,\n",
"he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white\n",
"door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it,\n",
"soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all\n",
"by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air\n",
"while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the\n",
"ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which\n",
"released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily\n",
"bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the\n",
"stick, then, finally, all was quiet.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"II\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke\n",
"from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon\n",
"afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had\n",
"enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that\n",
"some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front\n",
"room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the\n",
"electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling\n",
"and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was\n",
"dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily\n",
"with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value\n",
"- in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his\n",
"left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped\n",
"badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly\n",
"injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that\n",
"only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly.\n",
"\n",
"It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it\n",
"actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of\n",
"something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with\n",
"sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He\n",
"was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he\n",
"had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the\n",
"milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head\n",
"back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender\n",
"left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to\n",
"eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the\n",
"milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his\n",
"favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him\n",
"because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away\n",
"from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room.\n",
"\n",
"Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had\n",
"been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally\n",
"be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to\n",
"Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not\n",
"a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him\n",
"about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in\n",
"recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there\n",
"must have been somebody in the flat. \"What a quiet life it is the\n",
"family lead\", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness,\n",
"felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in\n",
"such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all\n",
"this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and\n",
"frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to\n",
"think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and\n",
"down the room.\n",
"\n",
"Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was\n",
"opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door\n",
"on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to\n",
"enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited\n",
"immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous\n",
"visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it\n",
"was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in\n",
"vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had\n",
"wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up\n",
"one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time\n",
"during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides.\n",
"\n",
"It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room\n",
"was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had\n",
"stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as\n",
"they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would\n",
"come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty\n",
"of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange\n",
"his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced\n",
"to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor,\n",
"even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware\n",
"of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he\n",
"hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and\n",
"he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt\n",
"immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too\n",
"broad to get it all underneath.\n",
"\n",
"He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a\n",
"light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of\n",
"his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague\n",
"hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the\n",
"time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the\n",
"greatest consideration so that his family could bear the\n",
"unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to\n",
"impose on them.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his\n",
"decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had\n",
"ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the\n",
"front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight\n",
"away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be\n",
"somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so\n",
"shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut\n",
"again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she\n",
"opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if\n",
"entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger.\n",
"Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch,\n",
"and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it\n",
"was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him\n",
"in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it\n",
"herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it,\n",
"although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the\n",
"couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something\n",
"good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately\n",
"and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with\n",
"some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag,\n",
"not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely\n",
"curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the\n",
"wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his\n",
"sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his\n",
"taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out\n",
"on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones\n",
"from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a\n",
"few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared\n",
"inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with\n",
"butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into\n",
"the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's\n",
"use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for\n",
"Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of\n",
"her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so\n",
"that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for\n",
"himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could\n",
"eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed\n",
"as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than\n",
"a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he\n",
"thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday.\n",
"\"Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?\", he thought, and was\n",
"already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost\n",
"compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the\n",
"newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with\n",
"pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the\n",
"fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even\n",
"dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them\n",
"because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished\n",
"eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned\n",
"the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He\n",
"was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he\n",
"hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to\n",
"stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room,\n",
"as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he\n",
"could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he\n",
"watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a\n",
"broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he\n",
"had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more.\n",
"She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden\n",
"lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back\n",
"before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched\n",
"himself.\n",
"\n",
"This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the\n",
"morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the\n",
"second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his\n",
"parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's\n",
"sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and\n",
"mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it\n",
"would have been more than they could stand to have any more\n",
"experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his\n",
"sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were\n",
"indeed suffering enough.\n",
"\n",
"It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the\n",
"doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the\n",
"flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister,\n",
"thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to\n",
"hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about\n",
"his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used\n",
"to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever\n",
"becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes\n",
"catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be\n",
"construed as friendly. \"He's enjoyed his dinner today\", she might\n",
"say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him,\n",
"or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more\n",
"frequent, she would often say, sadly, \"now everything's just been\n",
"left there again\".\n",
"\n",
"Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen\n",
"to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard\n",
"anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and\n",
"press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation,\n",
"especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if\n",
"only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime\n",
"was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke\n",
"about the same subject as there were always at least two members of\n",
"the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and\n",
"it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on\n",
"the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged\n",
"Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear\n",
"how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter\n",
"of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as\n",
"if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore\n",
"emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had\n",
"happened, even though no-one had asked that of her.\n",
"\n",
"Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking;\n",
"although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much.\n",
"Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another\n",
"to eat, and receive no more answer than \"no thanks, I've had enough\"\n",
"or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister\n",
"would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping\n",
"for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then\n",
"said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that\n",
"she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would\n",
"close the matter with a big, loud \"No\", and no more would be said.\n",
"\n",
"Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had\n",
"explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and\n",
"prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took\n",
"some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from\n",
"his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard\n",
"how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he\n",
"had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some\n",
"of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been\n",
"incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all\n",
"remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him\n",
"anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway.\n",
"Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total\n",
"despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange\n",
"things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as\n",
"possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery\n",
"vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling\n",
"representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn\n",
"money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work\n",
"straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the\n",
"benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good\n",
"times and they had never come again, at least not with the same\n",
"splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was\n",
"in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear\n",
"them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family,\n",
"they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it,\n",
"although there was no longer much warm affection given in return.\n",
"Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was\n",
"very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his\n",
"secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it\n",
"would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some\n",
"other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with\n",
"his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever\n",
"mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their\n",
"parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought\n",
"about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he\n",
"planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day.\n",
"\n",
"That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his\n",
"mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and\n",
"listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to\n",
"continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the\n",
"door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the\n",
"slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would\n",
"all go silent. \"What's that he's doing now\", his father would say\n",
"after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then\n",
"would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again.\n",
"\n",
"When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times,\n",
"partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with\n",
"these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not\n",
"understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations\n",
"Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes\n",
"there was still some money available from the old days. It was not\n",
"a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest\n",
"had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the\n",
"money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a\n",
"little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating.\n",
"Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at\n",
"this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used\n",
"this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the\n",
"day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come\n",
"much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had\n",
"done things.\n",
"\n",
"This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family\n",
"to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for,\n",
"perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money\n",
"that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies;\n",
"money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old,\n",
"and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had\n",
"not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of\n",
"strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become\n",
"very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go\n",
"and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her\n",
"just to move about the home, every other day would be spent\n",
"struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his\n",
"sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of\n",
"seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting\n",
"of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business,\n",
"joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the\n",
"violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money,\n",
"Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself\n",
"onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with\n",
"shame and regret.\n",
"\n",
"He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a\n",
"wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go\n",
"to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto\n",
"the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to\n",
"stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from\n",
"doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered\n",
"than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming\n",
"less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had\n",
"used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the\n",
"street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known\n",
"that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite\n",
"being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was\n",
"looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the\n",
"grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to\n",
"notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its\n",
"exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and\n",
"even left the inner pane of the window open from then on.\n",
"\n",
"If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her\n",
"for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him\n",
"to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister,\n",
"naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing\n",
"burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the\n",
"better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also\n",
"able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very\n",
"unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner\n",
"had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a\n",
"precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into\n",
"Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it\n",
"hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was\n",
"cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little\n",
"while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about\n",
"and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole\n",
"while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to\n",
"spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the\n",
"same room with him with the windows closed.\n",
"\n",
"One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister\n",
"no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance,\n",
"she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him\n",
"still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be\n",
"most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room\n",
"would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been\n",
"difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still\n",
"there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and\n",
"closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had\n",
"threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide\n",
"himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday\n",
"before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than\n",
"usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance\n",
"unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to\n",
"overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that\n",
"protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even\n",
"this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the\n",
"couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered\n",
"and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down.\n",
"If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do\n",
"was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no\n",
"pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the\n",
"sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of\n",
"gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet\n",
"to see how his sister liked the new arrangement.\n",
"\n",
"For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring\n",
"themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear\n",
"them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing\n",
"even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat\n",
"useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of\n",
"them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of\n",
"Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as\n",
"she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how\n",
"everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this\n",
"time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen.\n",
"His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but\n",
"his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor\n",
"listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later,\n",
"though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out:\n",
"\"Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you\n",
"understand I have to see him?\", and Gregor would think to himself\n",
"that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day\n",
"of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand\n",
"everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was\n",
"still just a child after all, and really might not have had an\n",
"adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of\n",
"consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at\n",
"the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did\n",
"not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie\n",
"quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any\n",
"pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit\n",
"of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially\n",
"fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying\n",
"on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light\n",
"swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen\n",
"that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and\n",
"landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far\n",
"better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as\n",
"great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister\n",
"noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after\n",
"all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about -\n",
"and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by\n",
"removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of\n",
"drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be\n",
"able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her\n",
"father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the\n",
"cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she\n",
"had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times\n",
"and never to have to open the door unless it was especially\n",
"important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when\n",
"Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As\n",
"she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her\n",
"joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his\n",
"sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room\n",
"was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had\n",
"hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more\n",
"folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just\n",
"been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from\n",
"spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his\n",
"mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. \"You can\n",
"come in, he can't be seen\", said his sister, obviously leading her\n",
"in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair\n",
"of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they\n",
"pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest\n",
"part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that\n",
"she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After\n",
"labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would\n",
"be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too\n",
"heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got\n",
"home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way\n",
"even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the\n",
"furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just\n",
"the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her\n",
"heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been\n",
"used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make\n",
"him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly,\n",
"almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did\n",
"not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was\n",
"convinced that he did not understand her words, she added \"and by\n",
"taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that\n",
"we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to\n",
"cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the\n",
"way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll\n",
"find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in\n",
"between all the easier\".\n",
"\n",
"Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the\n",
"lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous\n",
"life led by the family during these two months, must have made him\n",
"confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself\n",
"why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really\n",
"wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out\n",
"with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him\n",
"crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let\n",
"him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had\n",
"come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his\n",
"mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing\n",
"should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without\n",
"the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the\n",
"furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that\n",
"was not a loss but a great advantage.\n",
"\n",
"His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the\n",
"idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his\n",
"parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his\n",
"mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on\n",
"removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had\n",
"thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important\n",
"couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the\n",
"unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her\n",
"insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to\n",
"crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see,\n",
"was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become\n",
"enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever\n",
"they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's\n",
"situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do\n",
"even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would\n",
"dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls\n",
"by himself.\n",
"\n",
"So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother\n",
"already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and\n",
"helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what\n",
"strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor\n",
"could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay.\n",
"Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out\n",
"of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to\n",
"see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and\n",
"considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who\n",
"came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the\n",
"chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself\n",
"without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to\n",
"the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried\n",
"backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though,\n",
"he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a\n",
"little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood\n",
"very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to\n",
"Grete.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was\n",
"happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after\n",
"all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their\n",
"little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the\n",
"floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed\n",
"from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and\n",
"his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself\n",
"that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying\n",
"his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had\n",
"already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools;\n",
"now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place\n",
"clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework\n",
"as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at\n",
"infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether\n",
"the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they\n",
"were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while\n",
"they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped\n",
"heavily on the floor.\n",
"\n",
"So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room\n",
"catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times\n",
"not knowing what he should save first before his attention was\n",
"suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already\n",
"denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed\n",
"in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself\n",
"against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot\n",
"belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would\n",
"certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the\n",
"door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they\n",
"came back.\n",
"\n",
"They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite\n",
"soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly\n",
"carrying her. \"What shall we take now, then?\", said Grete and\n",
"looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps\n",
"only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face\n",
"to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly\n",
"and with a tremor in her voice: \"Come on, let's go back in the\n",
"living room for a while?\" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind,\n",
"she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down\n",
"from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding\n",
"on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face.\n",
"\n",
"But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to\n",
"one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the\n",
"wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw\n",
"screamed: \"Oh God, oh God!\" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the\n",
"couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile.\n",
"\"Gregor!\" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist.\n",
"That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his\n",
"transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of\n",
"smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted\n",
"to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck\n",
"fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he,\n",
"too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in\n",
"the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she\n",
"was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned\n",
"round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut\n",
"Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him;\n",
"now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles\n",
"she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door\n",
"shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother,\n",
"who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the\n",
"door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to\n",
"stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and,\n",
"oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about,\n",
"he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally\n",
"in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell\n",
"down into the middle of the dinner table.\n",
"\n",
"He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was\n",
"quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the\n",
"door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so\n",
"that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived\n",
"home. \"What's happened?\" were his first words; Grete's appearance\n",
"must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with\n",
"subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: \"Mother's\n",
"fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out.\" \"Just as I\n",
"expected\", said his father, \"just as I always said, but you women\n",
"wouldn't listen, would you.\" It was clear to Gregor that Grete had\n",
"not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something\n",
"bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence.\n",
"That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he\n",
"did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been\n",
"possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself\n",
"against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could\n",
"see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go\n",
"back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to\n",
"drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would\n",
"disappear.\n",
"\n",
"His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like\n",
"that; \"Ah!\", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both\n",
"angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the\n",
"door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined\n",
"his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit\n",
"of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was\n",
"going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really\n",
"ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was\n",
"that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying\n",
"there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business\n",
"trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his\n",
"nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even\n",
"able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise\n",
"his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a\n",
"walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in\n",
"his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his\n",
"way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking\n",
"slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and,\n",
"if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his\n",
"companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now;\n",
"dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by\n",
"the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar\n",
"of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy\n",
"eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his\n",
"normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his\n",
"scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some\n",
"bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa,\n",
"put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his\n",
"long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards\n",
"Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind,\n",
"but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed\n",
"at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time\n",
"with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new\n",
"life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely\n",
"strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his\n",
"father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even\n",
"slightly. In this way they went round the room several times\n",
"without anything decisive happening, without even giving the\n",
"impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained\n",
"all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father\n",
"might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or\n",
"ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly\n",
"would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for\n",
"each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements.\n",
"He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his\n",
"lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his\n",
"efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could\n",
"hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to\n",
"think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost\n",
"forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they\n",
"were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and\n",
"protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew\n",
"down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one\n",
"immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer\n",
"any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He\n",
"had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and\n",
"now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple\n",
"after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor,\n",
"knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple\n",
"thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off\n",
"without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following\n",
"it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag\n",
"himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible\n",
"pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot\n",
"and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing\n",
"he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was\n",
"screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his\n",
"sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to\n",
"make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her\n",
"skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground,\n",
"stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms\n",
"around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his\n",
"ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging\n",
"him to spare Gregor's life.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"III\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it\n",
"remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered\n",
"it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious\n",
"enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current\n",
"sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated\n",
"as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to\n",
"swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient.\n",
"\n",
"Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility -\n",
"probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an\n",
"ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across\n",
"his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but\n",
"this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made\n",
"up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening.\n",
"He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours\n",
"before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room\n",
"where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the\n",
"family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their\n",
"conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite\n",
"differently from before.\n",
"\n",
"They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of\n",
"course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when\n",
"he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room.\n",
"All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner,\n",
"his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister\n",
"would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the\n",
"lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who\n",
"had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings\n",
"so that she might be able to get a better position later on.\n",
"Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother\n",
"\"you're doing so much sewing again today!\", as if he did not know\n",
"that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again\n",
"while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin.\n",
"\n",
"With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his\n",
"uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg\n",
"Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if\n",
"always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his\n",
"superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but\n",
"as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the\n",
"efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor\n",
"would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on\n",
"this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny,\n",
"while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but\n",
"peaceful.\n",
"\n",
"As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his\n",
"father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he\n",
"couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his\n",
"sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had\n",
"been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on\n",
"staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep\n",
"and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the\n",
"chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would\n",
"importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep\n",
"slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes\n",
"closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his\n",
"sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would\n",
"leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect\n",
"on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the\n",
"two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes,\n",
"look at them one after the other and say: \"What a life! This is what\n",
"peace I get in my old age!\" And supported by the two women he would\n",
"lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load\n",
"himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry\n",
"on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and\n",
"his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and\n",
"continue being of help to him.\n",
"\n",
"Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to\n",
"give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The\n",
"household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed;\n",
"an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped\n",
"around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest\n",
"work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of\n",
"the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned,\n",
"listening to the evening conversation about what price they had\n",
"hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family\n",
"had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond\n",
"of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest\n",
"complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their\n",
"present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no\n",
"imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could\n",
"see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than\n",
"consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it\n",
"would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate\n",
"with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back\n",
"from their decision to move was much more to do with their total\n",
"despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune\n",
"unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related\n",
"to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects\n",
"from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their\n",
"breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for\n",
"strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the\n",
"behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to\n",
"do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much\n",
"as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father\n",
"to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where\n",
"it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would\n",
"point to Gregor's room and say \"Close that door, Grete\", and then,\n",
"when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and\n",
"their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring\n",
"dry-eyed at the table.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would\n",
"think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the\n",
"next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss\n",
"and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts,\n",
"the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three\n",
"friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a\n",
"provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared\n",
"again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been\n",
"serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together\n",
"with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping\n",
"him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was\n",
"glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the\n",
"mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about\n",
"the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of\n",
"nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into\n",
"the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to,\n",
"even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about\n",
"how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other\n",
"into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the\n",
"morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away\n",
"again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or\n",
"- more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still\n",
"cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been\n",
"any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here\n",
"and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor\n",
"went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived\n",
"as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks\n",
"without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt\n",
"as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it.\n",
"At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for\n",
"her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up\n",
"Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once\n",
"thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of\n",
"water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill\n",
"and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother\n",
"was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had\n",
"his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change\n",
"in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living\n",
"room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she\n",
"broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled\n",
"out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and\n",
"helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing\n",
"to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning\n",
"of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister\n",
"screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again;\n",
"while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself\n",
"with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears,\n",
"thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in\n",
"anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him\n",
"the sight of this and all its noise.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking\n"
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"after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but\n",
"even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place.\n",
"Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though,\n",
"the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone\n",
"structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in\n",
"her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one\n",
"day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's\n",
"room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally\n",
"by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro\n",
"while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in\n",
"front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door\n",
"slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At\n",
"first she would call to him as she did so with words that she\n",
"probably considered friendly, such as \"come on then, you old\n",
"dung-beetle!\", or \"look at the old dung-beetle there!\" Gregor never\n",
"responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he\n",
"was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If\n",
"only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day\n",
"instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt\n",
"like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the\n",
"windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to\n",
"speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it\n",
"that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it\n",
"was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman\n",
"just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there\n",
"with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until\n",
"the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back.\n",
"\"Aren't you coming any closer, then?\", she asked when Gregor turned\n",
"round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to\n",
"find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he\n",
"might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there\n",
"a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At\n",
"first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that\n",
"stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made\n",
"there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room\n",
"that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many\n",
"such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to\n",
"three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had\n",
"full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door\n",
"one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This\n",
"meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in\n",
"this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the\n",
"kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate,\n",
"especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their\n",
"own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many\n",
"things had become superfluous which, although they could not be\n",
"sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found\n",
"their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found\n",
"their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and\n",
"anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in\n",
"there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object\n",
"and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the\n",
"things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to\n",
"throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that\n",
"they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown\n",
"unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere\n",
"else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where\n",
"he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to\n",
"enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to\n",
"death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards.\n",
"\n",
"The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening\n",
"meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so\n",
"the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But\n",
"Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after\n",
"all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without\n",
"the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest\n",
"corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living\n",
"room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who\n",
"rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on.\n",
"They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals\n",
"with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked\n",
"up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in\n",
"the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister\n",
"with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and\n",
"filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes\n",
"set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before\n",
"eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as\n",
"an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat\n",
"while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether\n",
"it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the\n",
"kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and\n",
"sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again\n",
"and smiled.\n",
"\n",
"The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's\n",
"father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen,\n",
"bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table.\n",
"The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards.\n",
"Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It\n",
"seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of\n",
"eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had\n",
"wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was\n",
"not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless\n",
"however nice they might be. \"I'd like to eat something\", said\n",
"Gregor anxiously, \"but not anything like they're eating. They do\n",
"feed themselves. And here I am, dying!\"\n",
"\n",
"Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the\n",
"violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the\n",
"kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the\n",
"one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of\n",
"the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and\n",
"smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood\n",
"up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they\n",
"stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in\n",
"the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: \"Is the playing perhaps\n",
"unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away.\" \"On\n",
"the contrary\", said the middle gentleman, \"would the young lady not\n",
"like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after\n",
"all, much more cosy and comfortable?\" \"Oh yes, we'd love to\",\n",
"called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player\n",
"himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited.\n",
"Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with\n",
"the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared\n",
"everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never\n",
"rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated\n",
"courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on\n",
"their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right\n",
"hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother,\n",
"though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving\n",
"the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of\n",
"the way in a corner.\n",
"\n",
"His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention,\n",
"one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the\n",
"playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had\n",
"his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in\n",
"how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had\n",
"become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now\n",
"all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the\n",
"dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest\n",
"movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on\n",
"his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to\n",
"lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to\n",
"do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too\n",
"shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living\n",
"room.\n",
"\n",
"No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with\n",
"the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their\n",
"hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music\n",
"stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have\n",
"disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family,\n",
"they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking\n",
"to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while\n",
"Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very\n",
"obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or\n",
"entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had\n",
"had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of\n",
"politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was\n",
"especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their\n",
"cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister\n",
"was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side,\n",
"following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy\n",
"expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his\n",
"head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the\n",
"chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It\n",
"seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown\n",
"nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his\n",
"way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might\n",
"come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her\n",
"playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of\n",
"his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance\n",
"should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every\n",
"door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his\n",
"sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of\n",
"her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her\n",
"ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to\n",
"send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about\n",
"it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if\n",
"this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone\n",
"dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break\n",
"out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder\n",
"and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she\n",
"had kept free without any necklace or collar.\n",
"\n",
"\"Mr. Samsa!\", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father,\n",
"pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at\n",
"Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the\n",
"middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends,\n",
"shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed\n",
"to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before\n",
"driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and\n",
"seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing\n",
"had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and\n",
"attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as\n",
"trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did\n",
"become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his\n",
"father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that\n",
"they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without\n",
"knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised\n",
"their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved\n",
"back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister\n",
"had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was\n",
"suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and\n",
"bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if\n",
"still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay\n",
"the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously\n",
"struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room\n",
"which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more\n",
"quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the\n",
"pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and\n",
"she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again\n",
"before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father\n",
"seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the\n",
"respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them\n",
"until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of\n",
"the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and\n",
"thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. \"I declare here and\n",
"now\", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and\n",
"sister to gain their attention too, \"that with regard to the\n",
"repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family\"\n",
"- here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - \"I give\n",
"immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living\n",
"here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will\n",
"consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages\n",
"from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the\n",
"grounds for such an action.\" He was silent and looked straight\n",
"ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends\n",
"joined in with the words: \"And we also give immediate notice.\" With\n",
"that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his\n",
"hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself\n",
"out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head\n",
"kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all.\n",
"Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen\n",
"had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan,\n",
"and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible\n",
"for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any\n",
"moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state\n",
"when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers\n",
"and landed loudly on the floor.\n",
"\n",
"\"Father, Mother\", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand\n",
"as introduction, \"we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see\n",
"it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I\n",
"can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's\n",
"humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think\n",
"anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong.\"\n",
"\n",
"\"She's absolutely right\", said Gregor's father to himself. His\n",
"mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to\n",
"cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged\n",
"expression in her eyes.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her\n",
"forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more\n",
"definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between\n",
"the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and\n",
"occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile.\n",
"\n",
"\"We have to try and get rid of it\", said Gregor's sister, now\n",
"speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with\n",
"coughing to listen, \"it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it\n",
"coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home\n",
"to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any\n",
"more.\" And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down\n",
"the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand\n",
"movements.\n",
"\n",
"\"My child\", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding,\n",
"\"what are we to do?\"\n",
"\n",
"His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness\n",
"and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier\n",
"certainty.\n",
"\n",
"\"If he could just understand us\", said his father almost as a\n",
"question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as\n",
"a sign that of that there was no question.\n",
"\n",
"\"If he could just understand us\", repeated Gregor's father, closing\n",
"his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite\n",
"impossible, \"then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement\n",
"with him. But as it is ...\"\n",
"\n",
"\"It's got to go\", shouted his sister, \"that's the only way, Father.\n",
"You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only\n",
"harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be\n",
"Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not\n",
"possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he\n",
"would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother\n",
"any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember\n",
"him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's\n",
"driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole\n",
"flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just\n",
"look\", she suddenly screamed, \"he's starting again!\" In her alarm,\n",
"which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even\n",
"abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her\n",
"chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay\n",
"anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had\n",
"become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his\n",
"hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her.\n",
"\n",
"But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all\n",
"his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he\n",
"could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite\n",
"startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round\n",
"required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help\n",
"himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the\n",
"floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised\n",
"his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all\n",
"looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with\n",
"her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes\n",
"nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father\n",
"with her arms around his neck.\n",
"\n",
"\"Maybe now they'll let me turn round\", thought Gregor and went back\n",
"to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had\n",
"sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any\n",
"more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally\n",
"finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was\n",
"amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and\n",
"could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak\n",
"state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He\n",
"concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that\n",
"there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him.\n",
"He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did\n",
"not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff,\n",
"but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had\n",
"changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw\n",
"that his mother had now fallen completely asleep.\n",
"\n",
"He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut,\n",
"bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him\n",
"that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had\n",
"been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and\n",
"sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and\n",
"as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents \"At\n",
"last!\".\n",
"\n",
"\"What now, then?\", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the\n",
"darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move\n",
"at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being\n",
"able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then\n",
"was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true\n",
"that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly\n",
"getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether.\n",
"He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the\n",
"inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust.\n",
"He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was\n",
"possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his\n",
"sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination\n",
"until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He\n",
"watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the\n",
"window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down\n",
"completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils.\n",
"\n",
"When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked\n",
"her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her\n",
"hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd\n",
"arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she\n",
"made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing\n",
"special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose,\n",
"playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to\n",
"him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she\n",
"tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no\n",
"success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked\n",
"at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across\n",
"the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention.\n",
"She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide,\n",
"whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom\n",
"doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: \"Come and\n",
"'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!\"\n",
"\n",
"Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had\n",
"to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before\n",
"they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own\n",
"side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his\n",
"shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is\n",
"how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door\n",
"to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three\n",
"gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never\n",
"been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this.\n",
"\"Dead?\", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly,\n",
"even though she could have checked for herself and could have known\n",
"it even without checking. \"That's what I said\", replied the\n",
"cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with\n",
"the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a\n",
"movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not\n",
"complete it. \"Now then\", said Mr. Samsa, \"let's give thanks to God\n",
"for that\". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his\n",
"example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said:\n",
"\"Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long.\n",
"The food came out again just the same as when it went in\". Gregor's\n",
"body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it\n",
"until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did\n",
"he do anything to make them look away.\n",
"\n",
"\"Grete, come with us in here for a little while\", said Mrs. Samsa\n",
"with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom\n",
"but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door\n",
"and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the\n",
"morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It\n",
"was already the end of March, after all.\n",
"\n",
"The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in\n",
"amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about.\n",
"\"Where is our breakfast?\", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner\n",
"irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and\n",
"silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's\n",
"room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their\n",
"hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite\n",
"light in the room.\n",
"\n",
"Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his\n",
"uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All\n",
"of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her\n",
"face against her father's arm.\n",
"\n",
"\"Leave my home. Now!\", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and\n",
"without letting the women from him. \"What do you mean?\", asked the\n",
"middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled\n",
"sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and\n",
"continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud\n",
"quarrel which could only end in their favour. \"I mean just what I\n",
"said\", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a\n",
"straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still,\n",
"looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were\n",
"rearranging themselves into new positions. \"Alright, we'll go\n",
"then\", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been\n",
"suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from\n",
"Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide\n",
"and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without\n",
"delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front\n",
"hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time\n",
"before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they\n",
"jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that\n",
"Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the\n",
"connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats\n",
"from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a\n",
"word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed\n",
"them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust\n",
"the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how\n",
"the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many\n",
"steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and\n",
"would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the\n",
"more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's\n",
"boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his\n",
"way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came\n",
"away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat.\n",
"\n",
"They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation\n",
"and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but\n",
"they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote\n",
"three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa\n",
"to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in\n",
"while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished\n",
"her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded\n",
"without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when\n",
"the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up\n",
"in irritation. \"Well?\", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in\n",
"the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous\n",
"good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked\n",
"to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which\n",
"had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had\n",
"been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. \"What is it\n",
"you want then?\", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most\n",
"respect for. \"Yes\", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh\n",
"that made her unable to speak straight away, \"well then, that thing\n",
"in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it.\n",
"That's all been sorted out.\" Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over\n",
"their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were\n",
"writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing\n",
"everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite\n",
"clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling\n",
"them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in\n",
"and, clearly peeved, called out \"Cheerio then, everyone\", turned\n",
"round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went.\n",
"\n",
"\"Tonight she gets sacked\", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply\n",
"from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have\n",
"destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went\n",
"over to the window where they remained with their arms around each\n",
"other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat\n",
"there watching for a while. Then he called out: \"Come here, then.\n",
"Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a\n",
"bit of attention\". The two women immediately did as he said,\n",
"hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then\n",
"they quickly finished their letters.\n",
"\n",
"After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was\n",
"something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the\n",
"open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm\n",
"sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats,\n",
"they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination\n",
"they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each\n",
"other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good\n",
"and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest\n",
"improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite\n",
"easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was\n",
"smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by\n",
"Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more\n",
"practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the\n",
"worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but,\n",
"while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost\n",
"simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was\n",
"blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became\n",
"quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing\n",
"it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for\n",
"her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good\n",
"intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the\n",
"first to get up and stretch out her young body.\n"
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"I\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"Oneeeeee morning, wheeeeeen Greeeeeegor Samsa wokeeeeee from troubleeeeeed dreeeeeeams, heeeeee found\n",
"himseeeeeelf transformeeeeeed in his beeeeeed into a horribleeeeee veeeeeermin. Heeeeee lay on\n",
"his armour-likeeeeee back, and if heeeeee lifteeeeeed his heeeeeead a littleeeeee heeeeee could\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeee his brown beeeeeelly, slightly domeeeeeed and divideeeeeed by archeeeeees into stiff\n",
"seeeeeections. Theeeeee beeeeeedding was hardly ableeeeee to coveeeeeer it and seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed reeeeeeady\n",
"to slideeeeee off any momeeeeeent. His many leeeeeegs, pitifully thin compareeeeeed\n",
"with theeeeee sizeeeeee of theeeeee reeeeeest of him, waveeeeeed about heeeeeelpleeeeeessly as heeeeee\n",
"lookeeeeeed.\n",
"\n",
"\"What's happeeeeeeneeeeeed to meeeeee?\" heeeeee thought. It wasn't a dreeeeeeam. His room,\n",
"a propeeeeeer human room although a littleeeeee too small, lay peeeeeeaceeeeeefully\n",
"beeeeeetweeeeeeeeeeeen its four familiar walls. A colleeeeeection of teeeeeextileeeeee sampleeeeees\n",
"lay spreeeeeead out on theeeeee tableeeeee - Samsa was a traveeeeeelling saleeeeeesman - and\n",
"aboveeeeee it theeeeeereeeeee hung a pictureeeeee that heeeeee had reeeeeeceeeeeently cut out of an\n",
"illustrateeeeeed magazineeeeee and houseeeeeed in a niceeeeee, gildeeeeeed frameeeeee. It showeeeeeed\n",
"a lady fitteeeeeed out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright,\n",
"raising a heeeeeeavy fur muff that coveeeeeereeeeeed theeeeee wholeeeeee of heeeeeer loweeeeeer arm\n",
"towards theeeeee vieeeeeeweeeeeer.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor theeeeeen turneeeeeed to look out theeeeee window at theeeeee dull weeeeeeatheeeeeer.\n",
"Drops of rain could beeeeee heeeeeeard hitting theeeeee paneeeeee, which madeeeeee him feeeeeeeeeeeel\n",
"quiteeeeee sad. \"How about if I sleeeeeeeeeeeep a littleeeeee bit longeeeeeer and forgeeeeeet all\n",
"this nonseeeeeenseeeeee\", heeeeee thought, but that was someeeeeething heeeeee was unableeeeee to\n",
"do beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeee was useeeeeed to sleeeeeeeeeeeeping on his right, and in his preeeeeeseeeeeent\n",
"stateeeeee couldn't geeeeeet into that position. Howeeeeeeveeeeeer hard heeeeee threeeeeew\n",
"himseeeeeelf onto his right, heeeeee always rolleeeeeed back to wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee was. Heeeeee\n",
"must haveeeeee trieeeeeed it a hundreeeeeed timeeeeees, shut his eeeeeeyeeeeees so that heeeeee\n",
"wouldn't haveeeeee to look at theeeeee floundeeeeeering leeeeeegs, and only stoppeeeeeed wheeeeeen\n",
"heeeeee beeeeeegan to feeeeeeeeeeeel a mild, dull pain theeeeeereeeeee that heeeeee had neeeeeeveeeeeer feeeeeelt\n",
"beeeeeeforeeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"\"Oh, God\", heeeeee thought, \"what a streeeeeenuous careeeeeeeeeeeer it is that I'veeeeee\n",
"choseeeeeen! Traveeeeeelling day in and day out. Doing busineeeeeess likeeeeee this\n",
"takeeeeees much moreeeeee eeeeeeffort than doing your own busineeeeeess at homeeeeee, and on\n",
"top of that theeeeeereeeeee's theeeeee curseeeeee of traveeeeeelling, worrieeeeees about making\n",
"train conneeeeeections, bad and irreeeeeegular food, contact with diffeeeeeereeeeeent\n",
"peeeeeeopleeeeee all theeeeee timeeeeee so that you can neeeeeeveeeeeer geeeeeet to know anyoneeeeee or\n",
"beeeeeecomeeeeee frieeeeeendly with theeeeeem. It can all go to Heeeeeell!\" Heeeeee feeeeeelt a\n",
"slight itch up on his beeeeeelly; pusheeeeeed himseeeeeelf slowly up on his back\n",
"towards theeeeee heeeeeeadboard so that heeeeee could lift his heeeeeead beeeeeetteeeeeer; found\n",
"wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeee itch was, and saw that it was coveeeeeereeeeeed with lots of littleeeeee\n",
"whiteeeeee spots which heeeeee didn't know what to makeeeeee of; and wheeeeeen heeeeee trieeeeeed\n",
"to feeeeeeeeeeeel theeeeee placeeeeee with oneeeeee of his leeeeeegs heeeeee dreeeeeew it quickly back\n",
"beeeeeecauseeeeee as soon as heeeeee toucheeeeeed it heeeeee was oveeeeeercomeeeeee by a cold shuddeeeeeer.\n",
"\n",
"Heeeeee slid back into his formeeeeeer position. \"Geeeeeetting up eeeeeearly all theeeeee\n",
"timeeeeee\", heeeeee thought, \"it makeeeeees you stupid. You'veeeeee got to geeeeeet eeeeeenough\n",
"sleeeeeeeeeeeep. Otheeeeeer traveeeeeelling saleeeeeesmeeeeeen liveeeeee a lifeeeeee of luxury. For\n",
"instanceeeeee, wheeeeeeneeeeeeveeeeeer I go back to theeeeee gueeeeeest houseeeeee during theeeeee morning\n",
"to copy out theeeeee contract, theeeeeeseeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen areeeeee always still sitting\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee eeeeeeating theeeeeeir breeeeeeakfasts. I ought to just try that with my\n",
"boss; I'd geeeeeet kickeeeeeed out on theeeeee spot. But who knows, maybeeeeee that\n",
"would beeeeee theeeeee beeeeeest thing for meeeeee. If I didn't haveeeeee my pareeeeeents to\n",
"think about I'd haveeeeee giveeeeeen in my noticeeeeee a long timeeeeee ago, I'd haveeeeee\n",
"goneeeeee up to theeeeee boss and told him just what I think, teeeeeell him\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeerything I would, leeeeeet him know just what I feeeeeeeeeeeel. Heeeeee'd fall right\n",
"off his deeeeeesk! And it's a funny sort of busineeeeeess to beeeeee sitting up\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee at your deeeeeesk, talking down at your subordinateeeeees from up theeeeeereeeeee,\n",
"eeeeeespeeeeeecially wheeeeeen you haveeeeee to go right up closeeeeee beeeeeecauseeeeee theeeeee boss is\n",
"hard of heeeeeearing. Weeeeeell, theeeeeereeeeee's still someeeeee hopeeeeee; onceeeeee I'veeeeee got theeeeee\n",
"moneeeeeey togeeeeeetheeeeeer to pay off my pareeeeeents' deeeeeebt to him - anotheeeeeer fiveeeeee or\n",
"six yeeeeeears I supposeeeeee - that's deeeeeefiniteeeeeely what I'll do. That's wheeeeeen\n",
"I'll makeeeeee theeeeee big changeeeeee. First of all though, I'veeeeee got to geeeeeet up,\n",
"my train leeeeeeaveeeeees at fiveeeeee.\"\n",
"\n",
"And heeeeee lookeeeeeed oveeeeeer at theeeeee alarm clock, ticking on theeeeee cheeeeeest of\n",
"draweeeeeers. \"God in Heeeeeeaveeeeeen!\" heeeeee thought. It was half past six and theeeeee\n",
"hands weeeeeereeeeee quieeeeeetly moving forwards, it was eeeeeeveeeeeen lateeeeeer than half\n",
"past, moreeeeee likeeeeee quarteeeeeer to seeeeeeveeeeeen. Had theeeeee alarm clock not rung? Heeeeee\n",
"could seeeeeeeeeeee from theeeeee beeeeeed that it had beeeeeeeeeeeen seeeeeet for four o'clock as it\n",
"should haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen; it ceeeeeertainly must haveeeeee rung. Yeeeeees, but was it\n",
"possibleeeeee to quieeeeeetly sleeeeeeeeeeeep through that furnitureeeeee-rattling noiseeeeee?\n",
"Trueeeeee, heeeeee had not sleeeeeept peeeeeeaceeeeeefully, but probably all theeeeee moreeeeee deeeeeeeeeeeeply\n",
"beeeeeecauseeeeee of that. What should heeeeee do now? Theeeeee neeeeeext train weeeeeent at\n",
"seeeeeeveeeeeen; if heeeeee weeeeeereeeeee to catch that heeeeee would haveeeeee to rush likeeeeee mad and\n",
"theeeeee colleeeeeection of sampleeeeees was still not packeeeeeed, and heeeeee did not at\n",
"all feeeeeeeeeeeel particularly freeeeeesh and liveeeeeely. And eeeeeeveeeeeen if heeeeee did catch\n",
"theeeeee train heeeeee would not avoid his boss's angeeeeeer as theeeeee officeeeeee\n",
"assistant would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen theeeeeereeeeee to seeeeeeeeeeee theeeeee fiveeeeee o'clock train go, heeeeee\n",
"would haveeeeee put in his reeeeeeport about Greeeeeegor's not beeeeeeing theeeeeereeeeee a long\n",
"timeeeeee ago. Theeeeee officeeeeee assistant was theeeeee boss's man, spineeeeeeleeeeeess, and\n",
"with no undeeeeeerstanding. What about if heeeeee reeeeeeporteeeeeed sick? But that\n",
"would beeeeee eeeeeextreeeeeemeeeeeely straineeeeeed and suspicious as in fifteeeeeeeeeeeen yeeeeeears of\n",
"seeeeeerviceeeeee Greeeeeegor had neeeeeeveeeeeer onceeeeee yeeeeeet beeeeeeeeeeeen ill. His boss would\n",
"ceeeeeertainly comeeeeee round with theeeeee doctor from theeeeee meeeeeedical insuranceeeeee\n",
"company, accuseeeeee his pareeeeeents of having a lazy son, and acceeeeeept theeeeee\n",
"doctor's reeeeeecommeeeeeendation not to makeeeeee any claim as theeeeee doctor beeeeeelieeeeeeveeeeeed\n",
"that no-oneeeeee was eeeeeeveeeeeer ill but that many weeeeeereeeeee workshy. And what's\n",
"moreeeeee, would heeeeee haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen eeeeeentireeeeeely wrong in this caseeeeee? Greeeeeegor did in\n",
"fact, apart from eeeeeexceeeeeessiveeeeee sleeeeeeeeeeeepineeeeeess afteeeeeer sleeeeeeeeeeeeping for so long,\n",
"feeeeeeeeeeeel compleeeeeeteeeeeely weeeeeell and eeeeeeveeeeeen feeeeeelt much hungrieeeeeer than usual.\n",
"\n",
"Heeeeee was still hurrieeeeeedly thinking all this through, unableeeeee to deeeeeecideeeeee\n",
"to geeeeeet out of theeeeee beeeeeed, wheeeeeen theeeeee clock struck quarteeeeeer to seeeeeeveeeeeen.\n",
"Theeeeeereeeeee was a cautious knock at theeeeee door neeeeeear his heeeeeead. \"Greeeeeegor\",\n",
"someeeeeebody calleeeeeed - it was his motheeeeeer - \"it's quarteeeeeer to seeeeeeveeeeeen.\n",
"Didn't you want to go someeeeeewheeeeeereeeeee?\" That geeeeeentleeeeee voiceeeeee! Greeeeeegor was\n",
"shockeeeeeed wheeeeeen heeeeee heeeeeeard his own voiceeeeee answeeeeeering, it could hardly beeeeee\n",
"reeeeeecogniseeeeeed as theeeeee voiceeeeee heeeeee had had beeeeeeforeeeeee. As if from deeeeeeeeeeeep insideeeeee\n",
"him, theeeeeereeeeee was a painful and uncontrollableeeeee squeeeeeeaking mixeeeeeed in with\n",
"it, theeeeee words could beeeeee madeeeeee out at first but theeeeeen theeeeeereeeeee was a sort\n",
"of eeeeeecho which madeeeeee theeeeeem uncleeeeeear, leeeeeeaving theeeeee heeeeeeareeeeeer unsureeeeee wheeeeeetheeeeeer\n",
"heeeeee had heeeeeeard propeeeeeerly or not. Greeeeeegor had wanteeeeeed to giveeeeee a full\n",
"answeeeeeer and eeeeeexplain eeeeeeveeeeeerything, but in theeeeee circumstanceeeeees conteeeeeenteeeeeed\n",
"himseeeeeelf with saying: \"Yeeeeees, motheeeeeer, yeeeeees, thank-you, I'm geeeeeetting up\n",
"now.\" Theeeeee changeeeeee in Greeeeeegor's voiceeeeee probably could not beeeeee noticeeeeeed\n",
"outsideeeeee through theeeeee woodeeeeeen door, as his motheeeeeer was satisfieeeeeed with\n",
"this eeeeeexplanation and shuffleeeeeed away. But this short conveeeeeersation\n",
"madeeeeee theeeeee otheeeeeer meeeeeembeeeeeers of theeeeee family awareeeeee that Greeeeeegor, against\n",
"theeeeeeir eeeeeexpeeeeeectations was still at homeeeeee, and soon his fatheeeeeer cameeeeee\n",
"knocking at oneeeeee of theeeeee sideeeeee doors, geeeeeently, but with his fist.\n",
"\"Greeeeeegor, Greeeeeegor\", heeeeee calleeeeeed, \"what's wrong?\" And afteeeeeer a short\n",
"whileeeeee heeeeee calleeeeeed again with a warning deeeeeeeeeeeepneeeeeess in his voiceeeeee: \"Greeeeeegor!\n",
"Greeeeeegor!\" At theeeeee otheeeeeer sideeeeee door his sisteeeeeer cameeeeee plaintiveeeeeely:\n",
"\"Greeeeeegor? Areeeeeen't you weeeeeell? Do you neeeeeeeeeeeed anything?\" Greeeeeegor answeeeeeereeeeeed to\n",
"both sideeeeees: \"I'm reeeeeeady, now\", making an eeeeeeffort to reeeeeemoveeeeee all theeeeee\n",
"strangeeeeeeneeeeeess from his voiceeeeee by eeeeeenunciating veeeeeery careeeeeefully and putting\n",
"long pauseeeeees beeeeeetweeeeeeeeeeeen eeeeeeach, individual word. His fatheeeeeer weeeeeent back to\n",
"his breeeeeeakfast, but his sisteeeeeer whispeeeeeereeeeeed: \"Greeeeeegor, opeeeeeen theeeeee door, I\n",
"beeeeeeg of you.\" Greeeeeegor, howeeeeeeveeeeeer, had no thought of opeeeeeening theeeeee door,\n",
"and insteeeeeead congratulateeeeeed himseeeeeelf for his cautious habit, acquireeeeeed\n",
"from his traveeeeeelling, of locking all doors at night eeeeeeveeeeeen wheeeeeen heeeeee was\n",
"at homeeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeee first thing heeeeee wanteeeeeed to do was to geeeeeet up in peeeeeeaceeeeee without beeeeeeing\n",
"disturbeeeeeed, to geeeeeet dreeeeeesseeeeeed, and most of all to haveeeeee his breeeeeeakfast.\n",
"Only theeeeeen would heeeeee consideeeeeer what to do neeeeeext, as heeeeee was weeeeeell awareeeeee\n",
"that heeeeee would not bring his thoughts to any seeeeeensibleeeeee conclusions by\n",
"lying in beeeeeed. Heeeeee reeeeeemeeeeeembeeeeeereeeeeed that heeeeee had ofteeeeeen feeeeeelt a slight pain in\n",
"beeeeeed, peeeeeerhaps causeeeeeed by lying awkwardly, but that had always turneeeeeed\n",
"out to beeeeee pureeeeee imagination and heeeeee wondeeeeeereeeeeed how his imaginings would\n",
"slowly reeeeeesolveeeeee theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees today. Heeeeee did not haveeeeee theeeeee slighteeeeeest\n",
"doubt that theeeeee changeeeeee in his voiceeeeee was nothing moreeeeee than theeeeee first\n",
"sign of a seeeeeerious cold, which was an occupational hazard for\n",
"traveeeeeelling saleeeeeesmeeeeeen.\n",
"\n",
"It was a simpleeeeee matteeeeeer to throw off theeeeee coveeeeeers; heeeeee only had to blow\n",
"himseeeeeelf up a littleeeeee and theeeeeey feeeeeell off by theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees. But it beeeeeecameeeeee\n",
"difficult afteeeeeer that, eeeeeespeeeeeecially as heeeeee was so eeeeeexceeeeeeptionally broad.\n",
"Heeeeee would haveeeeee useeeeeed his arms and his hands to push himseeeeeelf up; but\n",
"insteeeeeead of theeeeeem heeeeee only had all thoseeeeee littleeeeee leeeeeegs continuously\n",
"moving in diffeeeeeereeeeeent direeeeeections, and which heeeeee was moreeeeeeoveeeeeer unableeeeee to\n",
"control. If heeeeee wanteeeeeed to beeeeeend oneeeeee of theeeeeem, theeeeeen that was theeeeee first\n",
"oneeeeee that would streeeeeetch itseeeeeelf out; and if heeeeee finally manageeeeeed to do\n",
"what heeeeee wanteeeeeed with that leeeeeeg, all theeeeee otheeeeeers seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to beeeeee seeeeeet freeeeeeeeeeee\n",
"and would moveeeeee about painfully. \"This is someeeeeething that can't beeeeee\n",
"doneeeeee in beeeeeed\", Greeeeeegor said to himseeeeeelf, \"so don't keeeeeeeeeeeep trying to do\n",
"it\".\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeee first thing heeeeee wanteeeeeed to do was geeeeeet theeeeee loweeeeeer part of his body\n",
"out of theeeeee beeeeeed, but heeeeee had neeeeeeveeeeeer seeeeeeeeeeeen this loweeeeeer part, and could not\n",
"imagineeeeee what it lookeeeeeed likeeeeee; it turneeeeeed out to beeeeee too hard to moveeeeee;\n",
"it weeeeeent so slowly; and finally, almost in a freeeeeenzy, wheeeeeen heeeeee\n",
"careeeeeeleeeeeessly shoveeeeeed himseeeeeelf forwards with all theeeeee forceeeeee heeeeee could\n",
"gatheeeeeer, heeeeee choseeeeee theeeeee wrong direeeeeection, hit hard against theeeeee loweeeeeer\n",
"beeeeeedpost, and leeeeeearneeeeeed from theeeeee burning pain heeeeee feeeeeelt that theeeeee loweeeeeer\n",
"part of his body might weeeeeell, at preeeeeeseeeeeent, beeeeee theeeeee most seeeeeensitiveeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"So theeeeeen heeeeee trieeeeeed to geeeeeet theeeeee top part of his body out of theeeeee beeeeeed\n",
"first, careeeeeefully turning his heeeeeead to theeeeee sideeeeee. This heeeeee manageeeeeed\n",
"quiteeeeee eeeeeeasily, and deeeeeespiteeeeee its breeeeeeadth and its weeeeeeight, theeeeee bulk of\n",
"his body eeeeeeveeeeeentually followeeeeeed slowly in theeeeee direeeeeection of theeeeee heeeeeead.\n",
"But wheeeeeen heeeeee had at last got his heeeeeead out of theeeeee beeeeeed and into theeeeee\n",
"freeeeeesh air it occurreeeeeed to him that if heeeeee leeeeeet himseeeeeelf fall it would beeeeee\n",
"a miracleeeeee if his heeeeeead weeeeeereeeeee not injureeeeeed, so heeeeee beeeeeecameeeeee afraid to carry\n",
"on pushing himseeeeeelf forward theeeeee sameeeeee way. And heeeeee could not knock\n",
"himseeeeeelf out now at any priceeeeee; beeeeeetteeeeeer to stay in beeeeeed than loseeeeee\n",
"consciousneeeeeess.\n",
"\n",
"It took just as much eeeeeeffort to geeeeeet back to wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"eeeeeearlieeeeeer, but wheeeeeen heeeeee lay theeeeeereeeeee sighing, and was onceeeeee moreeeeee watching\n",
"his leeeeeegs as theeeeeey struggleeeeeed against eeeeeeach otheeeeeer eeeeeeveeeeeen hardeeeeeer than\n",
"beeeeeeforeeeeee, if that was possibleeeeee, heeeeee could think of no way of bringing\n",
"peeeeeeaceeeeee and ordeeeeeer to this chaos. Heeeeee told himseeeeeelf onceeeeee moreeeeee that it\n",
"was not possibleeeeee for him to stay in beeeeeed and that theeeeee most seeeeeensibleeeeee\n",
"thing to do would beeeeee to geeeeeet freeeeeeeeeeee of it in whateeeeeeveeeeeer way heeeeee could at\n",
"whateeeeeeveeeeeer sacrificeeeeee. At theeeeee sameeeeee timeeeeee, though, heeeeee did not forgeeeeeet to\n",
"reeeeeemind himseeeeeelf that calm consideeeeeeration was much beeeeeetteeeeeer than rushing\n",
"to deeeeeespeeeeeerateeeeee conclusions. At timeeeeees likeeeeee this heeeeee would direeeeeect his\n",
"eeeeeeyeeeeees to theeeeee window and look out as cleeeeeearly as heeeeee could, but\n",
"unfortunateeeeeely, eeeeeeveeeeeen theeeeee otheeeeeer sideeeeee of theeeeee narrow streeeeeeeeeeeet was\n",
"eeeeeenveeeeeelopeeeeeed in morning fog and theeeeee vieeeeeew had littleeeeee confideeeeeenceeeeee or cheeeeeeeeeeeer\n",
"to offeeeeeer him. \"Seeeeeeveeeeeen o'clock, alreeeeeeady\", heeeeee said to himseeeeeelf wheeeeeen theeeeee\n",
"clock struck again, \"seeeeeeveeeeeen o'clock, and theeeeeereeeeee's still a fog likeeeeee\n",
"this.\" And heeeeee lay theeeeeereeeeee quieeeeeetly a whileeeeee longeeeeeer, breeeeeeathing lightly\n",
"as if heeeeee peeeeeerhaps eeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed theeeeee total stillneeeeeess to bring things back\n",
"to theeeeeeir reeeeeeal and natural stateeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"But theeeeeen heeeeee said to himseeeeeelf: \"Beeeeeeforeeeeee it strikeeeeees quarteeeeeer past seeeeeeveeeeeen\n",
"I'll deeeeeefiniteeeeeely haveeeeee to haveeeeee got propeeeeeerly out of beeeeeed. And by theeeeeen\n",
"someeeeeebody will haveeeeee comeeeeee round from work to ask what's happeeeeeeneeeeeed to meeeeee\n",
"as weeeeeell, as theeeeeey opeeeeeen up at work beeeeeeforeeeeee seeeeeeveeeeeen o'clock.\" And so heeeeee\n",
"seeeeeet himseeeeeelf to theeeeee task of swinging theeeeee eeeeeentireeeeee leeeeeength of his body\n",
"out of theeeeee beeeeeed all at theeeeee sameeeeee timeeeeee. If heeeeee succeeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed in falling out\n",
"of beeeeeed in this way and keeeeeept his heeeeeead raiseeeeeed as heeeeee did so heeeeee could\n",
"probably avoid injuring it. His back seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to beeeeee quiteeeeee hard, and\n",
"probably nothing would happeeeeeen to it falling onto theeeeee carpeeeeeet. His\n",
"main conceeeeeern was for theeeeee loud noiseeeeee heeeeee was bound to makeeeeee, and which\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen through all theeeeee doors would probably raiseeeeee conceeeeeern if not\n",
"alarm. But it was someeeeeething that had to beeeeee riskeeeeeed.\n",
"\n",
"Wheeeeeen Greeeeeegor was alreeeeeeady sticking half way out of theeeeee beeeeeed - theeeeee neeeeeew\n",
"meeeeeethod was moreeeeee of a gameeeeee than an eeeeeeffort, all heeeeee had to do was rock\n",
"back and forth - it occurreeeeeed to him how simpleeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeerything would beeeeee\n",
"if someeeeeebody cameeeeee to heeeeeelp him. Two strong peeeeeeopleeeeee - heeeeee had his fatheeeeeer\n",
"and theeeeee maid in mind - would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen moreeeeee than eeeeeenough; theeeeeey would\n",
"only haveeeeee to push theeeeeeir arms undeeeeeer theeeeee domeeeeee of his back, peeeeeeeeeeeel him\n",
"away from theeeeee beeeeeed, beeeeeend down with theeeeee load and theeeeeen beeeeee patieeeeeent and\n",
"careeeeeeful as heeeeee swang oveeeeeer onto theeeeee floor, wheeeeeereeeeee, hopeeeeeefully, theeeeee\n",
"littleeeeee leeeeeegs would find a useeeeee. Should heeeeee reeeeeeally call for heeeeeelp\n",
"though, eeeeeeveeeeeen apart from theeeeee fact that all theeeeee doors weeeeeereeeeee lockeeeeeed?\n",
"Deeeeeespiteeeeee all theeeeee difficulty heeeeee was in, heeeeee could not suppreeeeeess a smileeeeee\n",
"at this thought.\n",
"\n",
"Afteeeeeer a whileeeeee heeeeee had alreeeeeeady moveeeeeed so far across that it would haveeeeee\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen hard for him to keeeeeeeeeeeep his balanceeeeee if heeeeee rockeeeeeed too hard. Theeeeee\n",
"timeeeeee was now teeeeeen past seeeeeeveeeeeen and heeeeee would haveeeeee to makeeeeee a final\n",
"deeeeeecision veeeeeery soon. Theeeeeen theeeeeereeeeee was a ring at theeeeee door of theeeeee flat.\n",
"\"That'll beeeeee someeeeeeoneeeeee from work\", heeeeee said to himseeeeeelf, and frozeeeeee veeeeeery\n",
"still, although his littleeeeee leeeeeegs only beeeeeecameeeeee all theeeeee moreeeeee liveeeeeely as\n",
"theeeeeey danceeeeeed around. For a momeeeeeent eeeeeeveeeeeerything reeeeeemaineeeeeed quieeeeeet.\n",
"\"Theeeeeey'reeeeee not opeeeeeening theeeeee door\", Greeeeeegor said to himseeeeeelf, caught in\n",
"someeeeee nonseeeeeensical hopeeeeee. But theeeeeen of courseeeeee, theeeeee maid's firm steeeeeeps\n",
"weeeeeent to theeeeee door as eeeeeeveeeeeer and opeeeeeeneeeeeed it. Greeeeeegor only neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed to heeeeeear\n",
"theeeeee visitor's first words of greeeeeeeeeeeeting and heeeeee kneeeeeew who it was - theeeeee\n",
"chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk himseeeeeelf. Why did Greeeeeegor haveeeeee to beeeeee theeeeee only oneeeeee\n",
"condeeeeeemneeeeeed to work for a company wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeeey immeeeeeediateeeeeely beeeeeecameeeeee highly\n",
"suspicious at theeeeee slighteeeeeest shortcoming? Weeeeeereeeeee all eeeeeemployeeeeeeeeeeees, eeeeeeveeeeeery\n",
"oneeeeee of theeeeeem, louts, was theeeeeereeeeee not oneeeeee of theeeeeem who was faithful and\n",
"deeeeeevoteeeeeed who would go so mad with pangs of conscieeeeeenceeeeee that heeeeee\n",
"couldn't geeeeeet out of beeeeeed if heeeeee didn't speeeeeend at leeeeeeast a coupleeeeee of\n",
"hours in theeeeee morning on company busineeeeeess? Was it reeeeeeally not eeeeeenough\n",
"to leeeeeet oneeeeee of theeeeee traineeeeeeeeeeees makeeeeee eeeeeenquirieeeeees - assuming eeeeeenquirieeeeees weeeeeereeeeee\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen neeeeeeceeeeeessary - did theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk haveeeeee to comeeeeee himseeeeeelf, and did\n",
"theeeeeey haveeeeee to show theeeeee wholeeeeee, innoceeeeeent family that this was so\n",
"suspicious that only theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk could beeeeee trusteeeeeed to haveeeeee theeeeee\n",
"wisdom to inveeeeeestigateeeeee it? And moreeeeee beeeeeecauseeeeee theeeeeeseeeeee thoughts had madeeeeee\n",
"him upseeeeeet than through any propeeeeeer deeeeeecision, heeeeee swang himseeeeeelf with\n",
"all his forceeeeee out of theeeeee beeeeeed. Theeeeeereeeeee was a loud thump, but it wasn't\n",
"reeeeeeally a loud noiseeeeee. His fall was softeeeeeeneeeeeed a littleeeeee by theeeeee carpeeeeeet,\n",
"and Greeeeeegor's back was also moreeeeee eeeeeelastic than heeeeee had thought, which\n",
"madeeeeee theeeeee sound muffleeeeeed and not too noticeeeeeeableeeeee. Heeeeee had not heeeeeeld his\n",
"heeeeeead careeeeeefully eeeeeenough, though, and hit it as heeeeee feeeeeell; annoyeeeeeed and in\n",
"pain, heeeeee turneeeeeed it and rubbeeeeeed it against theeeeee carpeeeeeet.\n",
"\n",
"\"Someeeeeething's falleeeeeen down in theeeeeereeeeee\", said theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk in theeeeee room\n",
"on theeeeee leeeeeeft. Greeeeeegor trieeeeeed to imagineeeeee wheeeeeetheeeeeer someeeeeething of theeeeee sort\n",
"that had happeeeeeeneeeeeed to him today could eeeeeeveeeeeer happeeeeeen to theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk\n",
"too; you had to conceeeeeedeeeeee that it was possibleeeeee. But as if in gruff\n",
"reeeeeeply to this queeeeeestion, theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk's firm footsteeeeeeps in his\n",
"highly polisheeeeeed boots could now beeeeee heeeeeeard in theeeeee adjoining room.\n",
"From theeeeee room on his right, Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer whispeeeeeereeeeeed to him to leeeeeet\n",
"him know: \"Greeeeeegor, theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk is heeeeeereeeeee.\" \"Yeeeeees, I know\", said\n",
"Greeeeeegor to himseeeeeelf; but without daring to raiseeeeee his voiceeeeee loud eeeeeenough\n",
"for his sisteeeeeer to heeeeeear him.\n",
"\n",
"\"Greeeeeegor\", said his fatheeeeeer now from theeeeee room to his leeeeeeft, \"theeeeee chieeeeeef\n",
"cleeeeeerk has comeeeeee round and wants to know why you didn't leeeeeeaveeeeee on theeeeee\n",
"eeeeeearly train. Weeeeee don't know what to say to him. And anyway, heeeeee\n",
"wants to speeeeeeak to you peeeeeersonally. So pleeeeeeaseeeeee opeeeeeen up this door. I'm\n",
"sureeeeee heeeeee'll beeeeee good eeeeeenough to forgiveeeeee theeeeee untidineeeeeess of your room.\"\n",
"Theeeeeen theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk calleeeeeed \"Good morning, Mr. Samsa\". \"Heeeeee isn't\n",
"weeeeeell\", said his motheeeeeer to theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk, whileeeeee his fatheeeeeer\n",
"continueeeeeed to speeeeeeak through theeeeee door. \"Heeeeee isn't weeeeeell, pleeeeeeaseeeeee beeeeeelieeeeeeveeeeee\n",
"meeeeee. Why eeeeeelseeeeee would Greeeeeegor haveeeeee misseeeeeed a train! Theeeeee lad only eeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"thinks about theeeeee busineeeeeess. It neeeeeearly makeeeeees meeeeee cross theeeeee way heeeeee\n",
"neeeeeeveeeeeer goeeeeees out in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeenings; heeeeee's beeeeeeeeeeeen in town for a weeeeeeeeeeeek now but\n",
"stayeeeeeed homeeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeery eeeeeeveeeeeening. Heeeeee sits with us in theeeeee kitcheeeeeen and just\n",
"reeeeeeads theeeeee papeeeeeer or studieeeeees train timeeeeeetableeeeees. His ideeeeeea of reeeeeelaxation\n",
"is working with his freeeeeetsaw. Heeeeee's madeeeeee a littleeeeee frameeeeee, for\n",
"instanceeeeee, it only took him two or threeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeenings, you'll beeeeee amazeeeeeed\n",
"how niceeeeee it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll seeeeeeeeeeee it as soon\n",
"as Greeeeeegor opeeeeeens theeeeee door. Anyway, I'm glad you'reeeeee heeeeeereeeeee; weeeeee wouldn't\n",
"haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen ableeeeee to geeeeeet Greeeeeegor to opeeeeeen theeeeee door by ourseeeeeelveeeeees; heeeeee's so\n",
"stubborn; and I'm sureeeeee heeeeee isn't weeeeeell, heeeeee said this morning that heeeeee\n",
"is, but heeeeee isn't.\" \"I'll beeeeee theeeeeereeeeee in a momeeeeeent\", said Greeeeeegor slowly\n",
"and thoughtfully, but without moving so that heeeeee would not miss any\n",
"word of theeeeee conveeeeeersation. \"Weeeeeell I can't think of any otheeeeeer way of\n",
"eeeeeexplaining it, Mrs. Samsa\", said theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk, \"I hopeeeeee it's\n",
"nothing seeeeeerious. But on theeeeee otheeeeeer hand, I must say that if weeeeee\n",
"peeeeeeopleeeeee in commeeeeeerceeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeer beeeeeecomeeeeee slightly unweeeeeell theeeeeen, fortunateeeeeely or\n",
"unfortunateeeeeely as you likeeeeee, weeeeee simply haveeeeee to oveeeeeercomeeeeee it beeeeeecauseeeeee of\n",
"busineeeeeess consideeeeeerations.\" \"Can theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk comeeeeee in to seeeeeeeeeeee you\n",
"now theeeeeen?\", askeeeeeed his fatheeeeeer impatieeeeeently, knocking at theeeeee door\n",
"again. \"No\", said Greeeeeegor. In theeeeee room on his right theeeeeereeeeee followeeeeeed\n",
"a painful sileeeeeenceeeeee; in theeeeee room on his leeeeeeft his sisteeeeeer beeeeeegan to cry.\n",
"\n",
"So why did his sisteeeeeer not go and join theeeeee otheeeeeers? Sheeeeee had probably\n",
"only just got up and had not eeeeeeveeeeeen beeeeeegun to geeeeeet dreeeeeesseeeeeed. And why was\n",
"sheeeeee crying? Was it beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeee had not got up, and had not leeeeeet theeeeee\n",
"chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk in, beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeee was in dangeeeeeer of losing his job and if\n",
"that happeeeeeeneeeeeed his boss would onceeeeee moreeeeee pursueeeeee theeeeeeir pareeeeeents with theeeeee\n",
"sameeeeee deeeeeemands as beeeeeeforeeeeee? Theeeeeereeeeee was no neeeeeeeeeeeed to worry about things likeeeeee\n",
"that yeeeeeet. Greeeeeegor was still theeeeeereeeeee and had not theeeeee slighteeeeeest\n",
"inteeeeeention of abandoning his family. For theeeeee timeeeeee beeeeeeing heeeeee just lay\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee on theeeeee carpeeeeeet, and no-oneeeeee who kneeeeeew theeeeee condition heeeeee was in\n",
"would seeeeeeriously haveeeeee eeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed him to leeeeeet theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk in. It was\n",
"only a minor discourteeeeeesy, and a suitableeeeee eeeeeexcuseeeeee could eeeeeeasily beeeeee\n",
"found for it lateeeeeer on, it was not someeeeeething for which Greeeeeegor could\n",
"beeeeee sackeeeeeed on theeeeee spot. And it seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to Greeeeeegor much moreeeeee seeeeeensibleeeeee\n",
"to leeeeeeaveeeeee him now in peeeeeeaceeeeee insteeeeeead of disturbing him with talking at\n",
"him and crying. But theeeeee otheeeeeers didn't know what was happeeeeeening, theeeeeey\n",
"weeeeeereeeeee worrieeeeeed, that would eeeeeexcuseeeeee theeeeeeir beeeeeehaviour.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk now raiseeeeeed his voiceeeeee, \"Mr. Samsa\", heeeeee calleeeeeed to him,\n",
"\"what is wrong? You barricadeeeeee yourseeeeeelf in your room, giveeeeee us no moreeeeee\n",
"than yeeeeees or no for an answeeeeeer, you areeeeee causing seeeeeerious and\n",
"unneeeeeeceeeeeessary conceeeeeern to your pareeeeeents and you fail - and I meeeeeention\n",
"this just by theeeeee way - you fail to carry out your busineeeeeess dutieeeeees in\n",
"a way that is quiteeeeee unheeeeeeard of. I'm speeeeeeaking heeeeeereeeeee on beeeeeehalf of your\n",
"pareeeeeents and of your eeeeeemployeeeeeer, and reeeeeeally must reeeeeequeeeeeest a cleeeeeear and\n",
"immeeeeeediateeeeee eeeeeexplanation. I am astonisheeeeeed, quiteeeeee astonisheeeeeed. I\n",
"thought I kneeeeeew you as a calm and seeeeeensibleeeeee peeeeeerson, and now you\n",
"suddeeeeeenly seeeeeeeeeeeem to beeeeee showing off with peeeeeeculiar whims. This morning,\n",
"your eeeeeemployeeeeeer did suggeeeeeest a possibleeeeee reeeeeeason for your failureeeeee to\n",
"appeeeeeear, it's trueeeeee - it had to do with theeeeee moneeeeeey that was reeeeeeceeeeeently\n",
"eeeeeentrusteeeeeed to you - but I cameeeeee neeeeeear to giving him my word of honour\n",
"that that could not beeeeee theeeeee right eeeeeexplanation. But now that I seeeeeeeeeeee\n",
"your incompreeeeeeheeeeeensibleeeeee stubbornneeeeeess I no longeeeeeer feeeeeeeeeeeel any wish\n",
"whatsoeeeeeeveeeeeer to inteeeeeerceeeeeedeeeeee on your beeeeeehalf. And nor is your position\n",
"all that seeeeeecureeeeee. I had originally inteeeeeendeeeeeed to say all this to you\n",
"in privateeeeee, but sinceeeeee you causeeeeee meeeeee to wasteeeeee my timeeeeee heeeeeereeeeee for no good\n",
"reeeeeeason I don't seeeeeeeeeeee why your pareeeeeents should not also leeeeeearn of it.\n",
"Your turnoveeeeeer has beeeeeeeeeeeen veeeeeery unsatisfactory of lateeeeee; I grant you that\n",
"it's not theeeeee timeeeeee of yeeeeeear to do eeeeeespeeeeeecially good busineeeeeess, weeeeee\n",
"reeeeeecogniseeeeee that; but theeeeeereeeeee simply is no timeeeeee of yeeeeeear to do no\n",
"busineeeeeess at all, Mr. Samsa, weeeeee cannot allow theeeeeereeeeee to beeeeee.\"\n",
"\n",
"\"But Sir\", calleeeeeed Greeeeeegor, beeeeeesideeeeee himseeeeeelf and forgeeeeeetting all eeeeeelseeeeee in\n",
"theeeeee eeeeeexciteeeeeemeeeeeent, \"I'll opeeeeeen up immeeeeeediateeeeeely, just a momeeeeeent. I'm\n",
"slightly unweeeeeell, an attack of dizzineeeeeess, I haveeeeeen't beeeeeeeeeeeen ableeeeee to geeeeeet\n",
"up. I'm still in beeeeeed now. I'm quiteeeeee freeeeeesh again now, though. I'm\n",
"just geeeeeetting out of beeeeeed. Just a momeeeeeent. Beeeeee patieeeeeent! It's not quiteeeeee\n",
"as eeeeeeasy as I'd thought. I'm quiteeeeee alright now, though. It's\n",
"shocking, what can suddeeeeeenly happeeeeeen to a peeeeeerson! I was quiteeeeee alright\n",
"last night, my pareeeeeents know about it, peeeeeerhaps beeeeeetteeeeeer than meeeeee, I had\n",
"a small symptom of it last night alreeeeeeady. Theeeeeey must haveeeeee noticeeeeeed\n",
"it. I don't know why I didn't leeeeeet you know at work! But you always\n",
"think you can geeeeeet oveeeeeer an illneeeeeess without staying at homeeeeee. Pleeeeeeaseeeeee,\n",
"don't makeeeeee my pareeeeeents suffeeeeeer! Theeeeeereeeeee's no basis for any of theeeeee\n",
"accusations you'reeeeee making; nobody's eeeeeeveeeeeer said a word to meeeeee about any\n",
"of theeeeeeseeeeee things. Maybeeeeee you haveeeeeen't reeeeeead theeeeee lateeeeeest contracts I seeeeeent\n",
"in. I'll seeeeeet off with theeeeee eeeeeeight o'clock train, as weeeeeell, theeeeeeseeeeee feeeeeew\n",
"hours of reeeeeest haveeeeee giveeeeeen meeeeee streeeeeength. You don't neeeeeeeeeeeed to wait, sir;\n",
"I'll beeeeee in theeeeee officeeeeee soon afteeeeeer you, and pleeeeeeaseeeeee beeeeee so good as to\n",
"teeeeeell that to theeeeee boss and reeeeeecommeeeeeend meeeeee to him!\"\n",
"\n",
"And whileeeeee Greeeeeegor gusheeeeeed out theeeeeeseeeeee words, hardly knowing what heeeeee was\n",
"saying, heeeeee madeeeeee his way oveeeeeer to theeeeee cheeeeeest of draweeeeeers - this was\n",
"eeeeeeasily doneeeeee, probably beeeeeecauseeeeee of theeeeee practiseeeeee heeeeee had alreeeeeeady had in\n",
"beeeeeed - wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee now trieeeeeed to geeeeeet himseeeeeelf upright. Heeeeee reeeeeeally did want\n",
"to opeeeeeen theeeeee door, reeeeeeally did want to leeeeeet theeeeeem seeeeeeeeeeee him and to speeeeeeak\n",
"with theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk; theeeeee otheeeeeers weeeeeereeeeee beeeeeeing so insisteeeeeent, and heeeeee was\n",
"curious to leeeeeearn what theeeeeey would say wheeeeeen theeeeeey caught sight of him.\n",
"If theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee shockeeeeeed theeeeeen it would no longeeeeeer beeeeee Greeeeeegor's\n",
"reeeeeesponsibility and heeeeee could reeeeeest. If, howeeeeeeveeeeeer, theeeeeey took eeeeeeveeeeeerything\n",
"calmly heeeeee would still haveeeeee no reeeeeeason to beeeeee upseeeeeet, and if heeeeee hurrieeeeeed\n",
"heeeeee reeeeeeally could beeeeee at theeeeee station for eeeeeeight o'clock. Theeeeee first feeeeeew\n",
"timeeeeees heeeeee trieeeeeed to climb up on theeeeee smooth cheeeeeest of draweeeeeers heeeeee just\n",
"slid down again, but heeeeee finally gaveeeeee himseeeeeelf oneeeeee last swing and\n",
"stood theeeeeereeeeee upright; theeeeee loweeeeeer part of his body was in seeeeeerious pain\n",
"but heeeeee no longeeeeeer gaveeeeee any atteeeeeention to it. Now heeeeee leeeeeet himseeeeeelf fall\n",
"against theeeeee back of a neeeeeearby chair and heeeeeeld tightly to theeeeee eeeeeedgeeeeees of\n",
"it with his littleeeeee leeeeeegs. By now heeeeee had also calmeeeeeed down, and keeeeeept\n",
"quieeeeeet so that heeeeee could listeeeeeen to what theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk was saying.\n",
"\n",
"\"Did you undeeeeeerstand a word of all that?\" theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk askeeeeeed his\n",
"pareeeeeents, \"sureeeeeely heeeeee's not trying to makeeeeee fools of us\". \"Oh, God!\"\n",
"calleeeeeed his motheeeeeer, who was alreeeeeeady in teeeeeears, \"heeeeee could beeeeee seeeeeeriously\n",
"ill and weeeeee'reeeeee making him suffeeeeeer. Greeeeeeteeeeee! Greeeeeeteeeeee!\" sheeeeee theeeeeen crieeeeeed.\n",
"\"Motheeeeeer?\" his sisteeeeeer calleeeeeed from theeeeee otheeeeeer sideeeeee. Theeeeeey communicateeeeeed\n",
"across Greeeeeegor's room. \"You'll haveeeeee to go for theeeeee doctor straight\n",
"away. Greeeeeegor is ill. Quick, geeeeeet theeeeee doctor. Did you heeeeeear theeeeee way\n",
"Greeeeeegor spokeeeeee just now?\" \"That was theeeeee voiceeeeee of an animal\", said theeeeee\n",
"chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk, with a calmneeeeeess that was in contrast with his motheeeeeer's\n",
"screeeeeeams. \"Anna! Anna!\" his fatheeeeeer calleeeeeed into theeeeee kitcheeeeeen through\n",
"theeeeee eeeeeentranceeeeee hall, clapping his hands, \"geeeeeet a locksmith heeeeeereeeeee, now!\"\n",
"And theeeeee two girls, theeeeeeir skirts swishing, immeeeeeediateeeeeely ran out\n",
"through theeeeee hall, wreeeeeenching opeeeeeen theeeeee front door of theeeeee flat as theeeeeey\n",
"weeeeeent. How had his sisteeeeeer manageeeeeed to geeeeeet dreeeeeesseeeeeed so quickly? Theeeeeereeeeee\n",
"was no sound of theeeeee door banging shut again; theeeeeey must haveeeeee leeeeeeft it\n",
"opeeeeeen; peeeeeeopleeeeee ofteeeeeen do in homeeeeees wheeeeeereeeeee someeeeeething awful has happeeeeeeneeeeeed.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor, in contrast, had beeeeeecomeeeeee much calmeeeeeer. So theeeeeey couldn't\n",
"undeeeeeerstand his words any moreeeeee, although theeeeeey seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed cleeeeeear eeeeeenough to\n",
"him, cleeeeeeareeeeeer than beeeeeeforeeeeee - peeeeeerhaps his eeeeeears had beeeeeecomeeeeee useeeeeed to theeeeee\n",
"sound. Theeeeeey had reeeeeealiseeeeeed, though, that theeeeeereeeeee was someeeeeething wrong\n",
"with him, and weeeeeereeeeee reeeeeeady to heeeeeelp. Theeeeee first reeeeeesponseeeeee to his\n",
"situation had beeeeeeeeeeeen confideeeeeent and wiseeeeee, and that madeeeeee him feeeeeeeeeeeel\n",
"beeeeeetteeeeeer. Heeeeee feeeeeelt that heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen drawn back in among peeeeeeopleeeeee, and\n",
"from theeeeee doctor and theeeeee locksmith heeeeee eeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed greeeeeeat and surprising\n",
"achieeeeeeveeeeeemeeeeeents - although heeeeee did not reeeeeeally distinguish oneeeeee from theeeeee\n",
"otheeeeeer. Whateeeeeeveeeeeer was said neeeeeext would beeeeee crucial, so, in ordeeeeeer to\n",
"makeeeeee his voiceeeeee as cleeeeeear as possibleeeeee, heeeeee cougheeeeeed a littleeeeee, but taking\n",
"careeeeee to do this not too loudly as eeeeeeveeeeeen this might weeeeeell sound\n",
"diffeeeeeereeeeeent from theeeeee way that a human coughs and heeeeee was no longeeeeeer sureeeeee\n",
"heeeeee could judgeeeeee this for himseeeeeelf. Meeeeeeanwhileeeeee, it had beeeeeecomeeeeee veeeeeery\n",
"quieeeeeet in theeeeee neeeeeext room. Peeeeeerhaps his pareeeeeents weeeeeereeeeee sat at theeeeee tableeeeee\n",
"whispeeeeeering with theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk, or peeeeeerhaps theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee all preeeeeesseeeeeed\n",
"against theeeeee door and listeeeeeening.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor slowly pusheeeeeed his way oveeeeeer to theeeeee door with theeeeee chair. Onceeeeee\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee heeeeee leeeeeet go of it and threeeeeew himseeeeeelf onto theeeeee door, holding\n",
"himseeeeeelf upright against it using theeeeee adheeeeeesiveeeeee on theeeeee tips of his\n",
"leeeeeegs. Heeeeee reeeeeesteeeeeed theeeeeereeeeee a littleeeeee whileeeeee to reeeeeecoveeeeeer from theeeeee eeeeeeffort\n",
"involveeeeeed and theeeeeen seeeeeet himseeeeeelf to theeeeee task of turning theeeeee keeeeeey in theeeeee\n",
"lock with his mouth. Heeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed, unfortunateeeeeely, to haveeeeee no propeeeeeer\n",
"teeeeeeeeeeeeth - how was heeeeee, theeeeeen, to grasp theeeeee keeeeeey? - but theeeeee lack of teeeeeeeeeeeeth\n",
"was, of courseeeeee, madeeeeee up for with a veeeeeery strong jaw; using theeeeee jaw,\n",
"heeeeee reeeeeeally was ableeeeee to start theeeeee keeeeeey turning, ignoring theeeeee fact that\n",
"heeeeee must haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen causing someeeeee kind of damageeeeee as a brown fluid cameeeeee\n",
"from his mouth, floweeeeeed oveeeeeer theeeeee keeeeeey and drippeeeeeed onto theeeeee floor.\n",
"\"Listeeeeeen\", said theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk in theeeeee neeeeeext room, \"heeeeee's turning theeeeee\n",
"keeeeeey.\" Greeeeeegor was greeeeeeatly eeeeeencourageeeeeed by this; but theeeeeey all should\n",
"haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen calling to him, his fatheeeeeer and his motheeeeeer too: \"Weeeeeell doneeeeee,\n",
"Greeeeeegor\", theeeeeey should haveeeeee crieeeeeed, \"keeeeeeeeeeeep at it, keeeeeeeeeeeep hold of theeeeee\n",
"lock!\" And with theeeeee ideeeeeea that theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee all eeeeeexciteeeeeedly following his\n",
"eeeeeefforts, heeeeee bit on theeeeee keeeeeey with all his streeeeeength, paying no\n",
"atteeeeeention to theeeeee pain heeeeee was causing himseeeeeelf. As theeeeee keeeeeey turneeeeeed\n",
"round heeeeee turneeeeeed around theeeeee lock with it, only holding himseeeeeelf\n",
"upright with his mouth, and hung onto theeeeee keeeeeey or pusheeeeeed it down\n",
"again with theeeeee wholeeeeee weeeeeeight of his body as neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed. Theeeeee cleeeeeear sound\n",
"of theeeeee lock as it snappeeeeeed back was Greeeeeegor's sign that heeeeee could breeeeeeak\n",
"his conceeeeeentration, and as heeeeee reeeeeegaineeeeeed his breeeeeeath heeeeee said to himseeeeeelf:\n",
"\"So, I didn't neeeeeeeeeeeed theeeeee locksmith afteeeeeer all\". Theeeeeen heeeeee lay his heeeeeead on\n",
"theeeeee handleeeeee of theeeeee door to opeeeeeen it compleeeeeeteeeeeely.\n",
"\n",
"Beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeee had to opeeeeeen theeeeee door in this way, it was alreeeeeeady wideeeeee\n",
"opeeeeeen beeeeeeforeeeeee heeeeee could beeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen. Heeeeee had first to slowly turn himseeeeeelf\n",
"around oneeeeee of theeeeee doubleeeeee doors, and heeeeee had to do it veeeeeery careeeeeefully\n",
"if heeeeee did not want to fall flat on his back beeeeeeforeeeeee eeeeeenteeeeeering theeeeee\n",
"room. Heeeeee was still occupieeeeeed with this difficult moveeeeeemeeeeeent, unableeeeee to\n",
"pay atteeeeeention to anything eeeeeelseeeeee, wheeeeeen heeeeee heeeeeeard theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk\n",
"eeeeeexclaim a loud \"Oh!\", which soundeeeeeed likeeeeee theeeeee soughing of theeeeee wind.\n",
"Now heeeeee also saw him - heeeeee was theeeeee neeeeeeareeeeeest to theeeeee door - his hand\n",
"preeeeeesseeeeeed against his opeeeeeen mouth and slowly reeeeeetreeeeeeating as if driveeeeeen by\n",
"a steeeeeeady and invisibleeeeee forceeeeee. Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer, heeeeeer hair still\n",
"disheeeeeeveeeeeelleeeeeed from beeeeeed deeeeeespiteeeeee theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk's beeeeeeing theeeeeereeeeee, lookeeeeeed\n",
"at his fatheeeeeer. Theeeeeen sheeeeee unfoldeeeeeed heeeeeer arms, took two steeeeeeps forward\n",
"towards Greeeeeegor and sank down onto theeeeee floor into heeeeeer skirts that\n",
"spreeeeeead theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees out around heeeeeer as heeeeeer heeeeeead disappeeeeeeareeeeeed down onto\n",
"heeeeeer breeeeeeast. His fatheeeeeer lookeeeeeed hostileeeeee, and cleeeeeencheeeeeed his fists as if\n",
"wanting to knock Greeeeeegor back into his room. Theeeeeen heeeeee lookeeeeeed\n",
"unceeeeeertainly round theeeeee living room, coveeeeeereeeeeed his eeeeeeyeeeeees with his hands\n",
"and weeeeeept so that his poweeeeeerful cheeeeeest shook.\n",
"\n",
"So Greeeeeegor did not go into theeeeee room, but leeeeeeant against theeeeee insideeeeee of\n",
"theeeeee otheeeeeer door which was still heeeeeeld bolteeeeeed in placeeeeee. In this way\n",
"only half of his body could beeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen, along with his heeeeeead aboveeeeee it\n",
"which heeeeee leeeeeeant oveeeeeer to oneeeeee sideeeeee as heeeeee peeeeeeeeeeeereeeeeed out at theeeeee otheeeeeers.\n",
"Meeeeeeanwhileeeeee theeeeee day had beeeeeecomeeeeee much lighteeeeeer; part of theeeeee eeeeeendleeeeeess,\n",
"greeeeeey-black building on theeeeee otheeeeeer sideeeeee of theeeeee streeeeeeeeeeeet - which was a\n",
"hospital - could beeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen quiteeeeee cleeeeeearly with theeeeee austeeeeeereeeeee and reeeeeegular\n",
"lineeeeee of windows pieeeeeercing its facadeeeeee; theeeeee rain was still\n",
"falling, now throwing down largeeeeee, individual dropleeeeeets which hit theeeeee\n",
"ground oneeeeee at a timeeeeee. Theeeeee washing up from breeeeeeakfast lay on theeeeee\n",
"tableeeeee; theeeeeereeeeee was so much of it beeeeeecauseeeeee, for Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer,\n",
"breeeeeeakfast was theeeeee most important meeeeeeal of theeeeee day and heeeeee would\n",
"streeeeeetch it out for seeeeeeveeeeeeral hours as heeeeee sat reeeeeeading a numbeeeeeer of\n",
"diffeeeeeereeeeeent neeeeeewspapeeeeeers. On theeeeee wall eeeeeexactly oppositeeeeee theeeeeereeeeee was\n",
"photograph of Greeeeeegor wheeeeeen heeeeee was a lieeeeeeuteeeeeenant in theeeeee army, his sword\n",
"in his hand and a careeeeeefreeeeeeeeeeee smileeeeee on his faceeeeee as heeeeee calleeeeeed forth\n",
"reeeeeespeeeeeect for his uniform and beeeeeearing. Theeeeee door to theeeeee eeeeeentranceeeeee hall\n",
"was opeeeeeen and as theeeeee front door of theeeeee flat was also opeeeeeen heeeeee could\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeee onto theeeeee landing and theeeeee stairs wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeeey beeeeeegan theeeeeeir way down\n",
"beeeeeelow.\n",
"\n",
"\"Now, theeeeeen\", said Greeeeeegor, weeeeeell awareeeeee that heeeeee was theeeeee only oneeeeee to\n",
"haveeeeee keeeeeept calm, \"I'll geeeeeet dreeeeeesseeeeeed straight away now, pack up my\n",
"sampleeeeees and seeeeeet off. Will you pleeeeeeaseeeeee just leeeeeet meeeeee leeeeeeaveeeeee? You can\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeee\", heeeeee said to theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk, \"that I'm not stubborn and I\n",
"likeeeeee to do my job; beeeeeeing a commeeeeeercial traveeeeeelleeeeeer is arduous but\n",
"without traveeeeeelling I couldn't eeeeeearn my living. So wheeeeeereeeeee areeeeee you\n",
"going, in to theeeeee officeeeeee? Yeeeeees? Will you reeeeeeport eeeeeeveeeeeerything accurateeeeeely,\n",
"theeeeeen? It's quiteeeeee possibleeeeee for someeeeeeoneeeeee to beeeeee teeeeeemporarily unableeeeee to\n",
"work, but that's just theeeeee right timeeeeee to reeeeeemeeeeeembeeeeeer what's beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"achieeeeeeveeeeeed in theeeeee past and consideeeeeer that lateeeeeer on, onceeeeee theeeeee difficulty\n",
"has beeeeeeeeeeeen reeeeeemoveeeeeed, heeeeee will ceeeeeertainly work with all theeeeee moreeeeee diligeeeeeenceeeeee\n",
"and conceeeeeentration. You'reeeeee weeeeeell awareeeeee that I'm seeeeeeriously in deeeeeebt to\n",
"our eeeeeemployeeeeeer as weeeeeell as having to look afteeeeeer my pareeeeeents and my\n",
"sisteeeeeer, so that I'm trappeeeeeed in a difficult situation, but I will\n",
"work my way out of it again. Pleeeeeeaseeeeee don't makeeeeee things any hardeeeeeer\n",
"for meeeeee than theeeeeey areeeeee alreeeeeeady, and don't takeeeeee sideeeeees against meeeeee at theeeeee\n",
"officeeeeee. I know that nobody likeeeeees theeeeee traveeeeeelleeeeeers. Theeeeeey think weeeeee\n",
"eeeeeearn an eeeeeenormous wageeeeee as weeeeeell as having a soft timeeeeee of it. That's\n",
"just preeeeeejudiceeeeee but theeeeeey haveeeeee no particular reeeeeeason to think beeeeeetteeeeeer of\n",
"it. But you, sir, you haveeeeee a beeeeeetteeeeeer oveeeeeervieeeeeew than theeeeee reeeeeest of theeeeee\n",
"staff, in fact, if I can say this in confideeeeeenceeeeee, a beeeeeetteeeeeer oveeeeeervieeeeeew\n",
"than theeeeee boss himseeeeeelf - it's veeeeeery eeeeeeasy for a busineeeeeessman likeeeeee him to\n",
"makeeeeee mistakeeeeees about his eeeeeemployeeeeeeeeeeees and judgeeeeee theeeeeem moreeeeee harshly than\n",
"heeeeee should. And you'reeeeee also weeeeeell awareeeeee that weeeeee traveeeeeelleeeeeers speeeeeend\n",
"almost theeeeee wholeeeeee yeeeeeear away from theeeeee officeeeeee, so that weeeeee can veeeeeery\n",
"eeeeeeasily fall victim to gossip and chanceeeeee and groundleeeeeess complaints,\n",
"and it's almost impossibleeeeee to deeeeeefeeeeeend yourseeeeeelf from that sort of\n",
"thing, weeeeee don't usually eeeeeeveeeeeen heeeeeear about theeeeeem, or if at all it's wheeeeeen\n",
"weeeeee arriveeeeee back homeeeeee eeeeeexhausteeeeeed from a trip, and that's wheeeeeen weeeeee feeeeeeeeeeeel\n",
"theeeeee harmful eeeeeeffeeeeeects of what's beeeeeeeeeeeen going on without eeeeeeveeeeeen knowing\n",
"what causeeeeeed theeeeeem. Pleeeeeeaseeeeee, don't go away, at leeeeeeast first say\n",
"someeeeeething to show that you grant that I'm at leeeeeeast partly right!\"\n",
"\n",
"But theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk had turneeeeeed away as soon as Greeeeeegor had starteeeeeed to\n",
"speeeeeeak, and, with protruding lips, only stareeeeeed back at him oveeeeeer his\n",
"treeeeeembling shouldeeeeeers as heeeeee leeeeeeft. Heeeeee did not keeeeeeeeeeeep still for a momeeeeeent\n",
"whileeeeee Greeeeeegor was speeeeeeaking, but moveeeeeed steeeeeeadily towards theeeeee door\n",
"without taking his eeeeeeyeeeeees off him. Heeeeee moveeeeeed veeeeeery gradually, as if\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen someeeeee seeeeeecreeeeeet prohibition on leeeeeeaving theeeeee room. It was\n",
"only wheeeeeen heeeeee had reeeeeeacheeeeeed theeeeee eeeeeentranceeeeee hall that heeeeee madeeeeee a suddeeeeeen\n",
"moveeeeeemeeeeeent, dreeeeeew his foot from theeeeee living room, and rusheeeeeed forward in\n",
"a panic. In theeeeee hall, heeeeee streeeeeetcheeeeeed his right hand far out towards\n",
"theeeeee stairway as if out theeeeeereeeeee, theeeeeereeeeee weeeeeereeeeee someeeeee supeeeeeernatural forceeeeee\n",
"waiting to saveeeeee him.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor reeeeeealiseeeeeed that it was out of theeeeee queeeeeestion to leeeeeet theeeeee chieeeeeef\n",
"cleeeeeerk go away in this mood if his position in theeeeee firm was not to beeeeee\n",
"put into eeeeeextreeeeeemeeeeee dangeeeeeer. That was someeeeeething his pareeeeeents did not\n",
"undeeeeeerstand veeeeeery weeeeeell; oveeeeeer theeeeee yeeeeeears, theeeeeey had beeeeeecomeeeeee convinceeeeeed that\n",
"this job would provideeeeee for Greeeeeegor for his eeeeeentireeeeee lifeeeeee, and beeeeeesideeeeees,\n",
"theeeeeey had so much to worry about at preeeeeeseeeeeent that theeeeeey had lost sight\n",
"of any thought for theeeeee futureeeeee. Greeeeeegor, though, did think about theeeeee\n",
"futureeeeee. Theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk had to beeeeee heeeeeeld back, calmeeeeeed down, convinceeeeeed\n",
"and finally won oveeeeeer; theeeeee futureeeeee of Greeeeeegor and his family deeeeeepeeeeeendeeeeeed\n",
"on it! If only his sisteeeeeer weeeeeereeeeee heeeeeereeeeee! Sheeeeee was cleeeeeeveeeeeer; sheeeeee was alreeeeeeady\n",
"in teeeeeears whileeeeee Greeeeeegor was still lying peeeeeeaceeeeeefully on his back. And\n",
"theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk was a loveeeeeer of womeeeeeen, sureeeeeely sheeeeee could peeeeeersuadeeeeee him;\n",
"sheeeeee would closeeeeee theeeeee front door in theeeeee eeeeeentranceeeeee hall and talk him out\n",
"of his shockeeeeeed stateeeeee. But his sisteeeeeer was not theeeeeereeeeee, Greeeeeegor would\n",
"haveeeeee to do theeeeee job himseeeeeelf. And without consideeeeeering that heeeeee still\n",
"was not familiar with how weeeeeell heeeeee could moveeeeee about in his preeeeeeseeeeeent\n",
"stateeeeee, or that his speeeeeeeeeeeech still might not - or probably would not -\n",
"beeeeee undeeeeeerstood, heeeeee leeeeeet go of theeeeee door; pusheeeeeed himseeeeeelf through theeeeee\n",
"opeeeeeening; trieeeeeed to reeeeeeach theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk on theeeeee landing who,\n",
"ridiculously, was holding on to theeeeee banisteeeeeer with both hands; but\n",
"Greeeeeegor feeeeeell immeeeeeediateeeeeely oveeeeeer and, with a littleeeeee screeeeeeam as heeeeee sought\n",
"someeeeeething to hold onto, landeeeeeed on his numeeeeeerous littleeeeee leeeeeegs. Hardly\n",
"had that happeeeeeeneeeeeed than, for theeeeee first timeeeeee that day, heeeeee beeeeeegan to\n",
"feeeeeeeeeeeel alright with his body; theeeeee littleeeeee leeeeeegs had theeeeee solid ground\n",
"undeeeeeer theeeeeem; to his pleeeeeeasureeeeee, theeeeeey did eeeeeexactly as heeeeee told theeeeeem; theeeeeey\n",
"weeeeeereeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeen making theeeeee eeeeeeffort to carry him wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee wanteeeeeed to go; and\n",
"heeeeee was soon beeeeeelieeeeeeving that all his sorrows would soon beeeeee finally at\n",
"an eeeeeend. Heeeeee heeeeeeld back theeeeee urgeeeeee to moveeeeee but swayeeeeeed from sideeeeee to sideeeeee\n",
"as heeeeee croucheeeeeed theeeeeereeeeee on theeeeee floor. His motheeeeeer was not far away in\n",
"front of him and seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed, at first, quiteeeeee eeeeeengrosseeeeeed in heeeeeerseeeeeelf, but\n",
"theeeeeen sheeeeee suddeeeeeenly jumpeeeeeed up with heeeeeer arms outstreeeeeetcheeeeeed and heeeeeer\n",
"fingeeeeeers spreeeeeead shouting: \"Heeeeeelp, for pity's sakeeeeee, Heeeeeelp!\" Theeeeee way sheeeeee\n",
"heeeeeeld heeeeeer heeeeeead suggeeeeeesteeeeeed sheeeeee wanteeeeeed to seeeeeeeeeeee Greeeeeegor beeeeeetteeeeeer, but theeeeee\n",
"unthinking way sheeeeee was hurrying backwards showeeeeeed that sheeeeee did not;\n",
"sheeeeee had forgotteeeeeen that theeeeee tableeeeee was beeeeeehind heeeeeer with all theeeeee\n",
"breeeeeeakfast things on it; wheeeeeen sheeeeee reeeeeeacheeeeeed theeeeee tableeeeee sheeeeee sat quickly\n",
"down on it without knowing what sheeeeee was doing; without eeeeeeveeeeeen seeeeeeeeeeeeming\n",
"to noticeeeeee that theeeeee coffeeeeeeeeeeee pot had beeeeeeeeeeeen knockeeeeeed oveeeeeer and a gush of\n",
"coffeeeeeeeeeeee was pouring down onto theeeeee carpeeeeeet.\n",
"\n",
"\"Motheeeeeer, motheeeeeer\", said Greeeeeegor geeeeeently, looking up at heeeeeer. Heeeeee had\n",
"compleeeeeeteeeeeely forgotteeeeeen theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk for theeeeee momeeeeeent, but could not\n",
"heeeeeelp himseeeeeelf snapping in theeeeee air with his jaws at theeeeee sight of theeeeee\n",
"flow of coffeeeeeeeeeeee. That seeeeeet his motheeeeeer screeeeeeaming aneeeeeew, sheeeeee fleeeeeed from\n",
"theeeeee tableeeeee and into theeeeee arms of his fatheeeeeer as heeeeee rusheeeeeed towards heeeeeer.\n",
"Greeeeeegor, though, had no timeeeeee to spareeeeee for his pareeeeeents now; theeeeee chieeeeeef\n",
"cleeeeeerk had alreeeeeeady reeeeeeacheeeeeed theeeeee stairs; with his chin on theeeeee banisteeeeeer,\n",
"heeeeee lookeeeeeed back for theeeeee last timeeeeee. Greeeeeegor madeeeeee a run for him; heeeeee\n",
"wanteeeeeed to beeeeee sureeeeee of reeeeeeaching him; theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk must haveeeeee\n",
"eeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed someeeeeething, as heeeeee leeeeeeapt down seeeeeeveeeeeeral steeeeeeps at onceeeeee and\n",
"disappeeeeeeareeeeeed; his shouts reeeeeesounding all around theeeeee staircaseeeeee. Theeeeee\n",
"flight of theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed, unfortunateeeeeely, to put Greeeeeegor's\n",
"fatheeeeeer into a panic as weeeeeell. Until theeeeeen heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen reeeeeelativeeeeeely seeeeeelf\n",
"controlleeeeeed, but now, insteeeeeead of running afteeeeeer theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk\n",
"himseeeeeelf, or at leeeeeeast not impeeeeeeding Greeeeeegor as heeeeee ran afteeeeeer him,\n",
"Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer seeeeeeizeeeeeed theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk's stick in his right hand\n",
"(theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk had leeeeeeft it beeeeeehind on a chair, along with his hat\n",
"and oveeeeeercoat), pickeeeeeed up a largeeeeee neeeeeewspapeeeeeer from theeeeee tableeeeee with his\n",
"leeeeeeft, and useeeeeed theeeeeem to driveeeeee Greeeeeegor back into his room, stamping his\n",
"foot at him as heeeeee weeeeeent. Greeeeeegor's appeeeeeeals to his fatheeeeeer weeeeeereeeeee of no\n",
"heeeeeelp, his appeeeeeeals weeeeeereeeeee simply not undeeeeeerstood, howeeeeeeveeeeeer much heeeeee humbly\n",
"turneeeeeed his heeeeeead his fatheeeeeer meeeeeereeeeeely stampeeeeeed his foot all theeeeee hardeeeeeer.\n",
"Across theeeeee room, deeeeeespiteeeeee theeeeee chilly weeeeeeatheeeeeer, Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer had\n",
"pulleeeeeed opeeeeeen a window, leeeeeeant far out of it and preeeeeesseeeeeed heeeeeer hands to\n",
"heeeeeer faceeeeee. A strong draught of air fleeeeeew in from theeeeee streeeeeeeeeeeet towards\n",
"theeeeee stairway, theeeeee curtains fleeeeeew up, theeeeee neeeeeewspapeeeeeers on theeeeee tableeeeee\n",
"flutteeeeeereeeeeed and someeeeee of theeeeeem weeeeeereeeeee blown onto theeeeee floor. Nothing would\n",
"stop Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer as heeeeee droveeeeee him back, making hissing noiseeeeees at\n",
"him likeeeeee a wild man. Greeeeeegor had neeeeeeveeeeeer had any practiceeeeee in moving\n",
"backwards and was only ableeeeee to go veeeeeery slowly. If Greeeeeegor had only\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen alloweeeeeed to turn round heeeeee would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen back in his room\n",
"straight away, but heeeeee was afraid that if heeeeee took theeeeee timeeeeee to do that\n",
"his fatheeeeeer would beeeeeecomeeeeee impatieeeeeent, and theeeeeereeeeee was theeeeee threeeeeeat of a\n",
"leeeeeethal blow to his back or heeeeeead from theeeeee stick in his fatheeeeeer's hand\n",
"any momeeeeeent. Eveeeeeentually, though, Greeeeeegor reeeeeealiseeeeeed that heeeeee had no\n",
"choiceeeeee as heeeeee saw, to his disgust, that heeeeee was quiteeeeee incapableeeeee of\n",
"going backwards in a straight lineeeeee; so heeeeee beeeeeegan, as quickly as\n",
"possibleeeeee and with freeeeeequeeeeeent anxious glanceeeeees at his fatheeeeeer, to turn\n",
"himseeeeeelf round. It weeeeeent veeeeeery slowly, but peeeeeerhaps his fatheeeeeer was ableeeeee\n",
"to seeeeeeeeeeee his good inteeeeeentions as heeeeee did nothing to hindeeeeeer him, in fact\n",
"now and theeeeeen heeeeee useeeeeed theeeeee tip of his stick to giveeeeee direeeeeections from a\n",
"distanceeeeee as to which way to turn. If only his fatheeeeeer would stop\n",
"that unbeeeeeearableeeeee hissing! It was making Greeeeeegor quiteeeeee confuseeeeeed. Wheeeeeen\n",
"heeeeee had neeeeeearly finisheeeeeed turning round, still listeeeeeening to that\n",
"hissing, heeeeee madeeeeee a mistakeeeeee and turneeeeeed himseeeeeelf back a littleeeeee theeeeee way\n",
"heeeeee had just comeeeeee. Heeeeee was pleeeeeeaseeeeeed wheeeeeen heeeeee finally had his heeeeeead in\n",
"front of theeeeee doorway, but theeeeeen saw that it was too narrow, and his\n",
"body was too broad to geeeeeet through it without furtheeeeeer difficulty. In\n",
"his preeeeeeseeeeeent mood, it obviously did not occur to his fatheeeeeer to opeeeeeen\n",
"theeeeee otheeeeeer of theeeeee doubleeeeee doors so that Greeeeeegor would haveeeeee eeeeeenough spaceeeeee\n",
"to geeeeeet through. Heeeeee was meeeeeereeeeeely fixeeeeeed on theeeeee ideeeeeea that Greeeeeegor should\n",
"beeeeee got back into his room as quickly as possibleeeeee. Nor would heeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"haveeeeee alloweeeeeed Greeeeeegor theeeeee timeeeeee to geeeeeet himseeeeeelf upright as preeeeeeparation\n",
"for geeeeeetting through theeeeee doorway. What heeeeee did, making moreeeeee noiseeeeee\n",
"than eeeeeeveeeeeer, was to driveeeeee Greeeeeegor forwards all theeeeee hardeeeeeer as if theeeeeereeeeee\n",
"had beeeeeeeeeeeen nothing in theeeeee way; it soundeeeeeed to Greeeeeegor as if theeeeeereeeeee was\n",
"now moreeeeee than oneeeeee fatheeeeeer beeeeeehind him; it was not a pleeeeeeasant\n",
"eeeeeexpeeeeeerieeeeeenceeeeee, and Greeeeeegor pusheeeeeed himseeeeeelf into theeeeee doorway without\n",
"reeeeeegard for what might happeeeeeen. Oneeeeee sideeeeee of his body lifteeeeeed itseeeeeelf,\n",
"heeeeee lay at an angleeeeee in theeeeee doorway, oneeeeee flank scrapeeeeeed on theeeeee whiteeeeee\n",
"door and was painfully injureeeeeed, leeeeeeaving vileeeeee brown fleeeeeecks on it,\n",
"soon heeeeee was stuck fast and would not haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen ableeeeee to moveeeeee at all\n",
"by himseeeeeelf, theeeeee littleeeeee leeeeeegs along oneeeeee sideeeeee hung quiveeeeeering in theeeeee air\n",
"whileeeeee thoseeeeee on theeeeee otheeeeeer sideeeeee weeeeeereeeeee preeeeeesseeeeeed painfully against theeeeee\n",
"ground. Theeeeeen his fatheeeeeer gaveeeeee him a heeeeeefty shoveeeeee from beeeeeehind which\n",
"reeeeeeleeeeeeaseeeeeed him from wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee was heeeeeeld and seeeeeent him flying, and heeeeeeavily\n",
"bleeeeeeeeeeeeding, deeeeeeeeeeeep into his room. Theeeeee door was slammeeeeeed shut with theeeeee\n",
"stick, theeeeeen, finally, all was quieeeeeet.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"II\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"It was not until it was geeeeeetting dark that eeeeeeveeeeeening that Greeeeeegor awokeeeeee\n",
"from his deeeeeeeeeeeep and coma-likeeeeee sleeeeeeeeeeeep. Heeeeee would haveeeeee wokeeeeeen soon\n",
"afteeeeeerwards anyway eeeeeeveeeeeen if heeeeee hadn't beeeeeeeeeeeen disturbeeeeeed, as heeeeee had had\n",
"eeeeeenough sleeeeeeeeeeeep and feeeeeelt fully reeeeeesteeeeeed. But heeeeee had theeeeee impreeeeeession that\n",
"someeeeee hurrieeeeeed steeeeeeps and theeeeee sound of theeeeee door leeeeeeading into theeeeee front\n",
"room beeeeeeing careeeeeefully shut had wokeeeeeen him. Theeeeee light from theeeeee\n",
"eeeeeeleeeeeectric streeeeeeeeeeeet lamps shoneeeeee paleeeeeely heeeeeereeeeee and theeeeeereeeeee onto theeeeee ceeeeeeiling\n",
"and tops of theeeeee furnitureeeeee, but down beeeeeelow, wheeeeeereeeeee Greeeeeegor was, it was\n",
"dark. Heeeeee pusheeeeeed himseeeeeelf oveeeeeer to theeeeee door, feeeeeeeeeeeeling his way clumsily\n",
"with his anteeeeeennaeeeeee - of which heeeeee was now beeeeeeginning to leeeeeearn theeeeee valueeeeee\n",
"- in ordeeeeeer to seeeeeeeeeeee what had beeeeeeeeeeeen happeeeeeening theeeeeereeeeee. Theeeeee wholeeeeee of his\n",
"leeeeeeft sideeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed likeeeeee oneeeeee, painfully streeeeeetcheeeeeed scar, and heeeeee limpeeeeeed\n",
"badly on his two rows of leeeeeegs. Oneeeeee of theeeeee leeeeeegs had beeeeeeeeeeeen badly\n",
"injureeeeeed in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeents of that morning - it was neeeeeearly a miracleeeeee that\n",
"only oneeeeee of theeeeeem had beeeeeeeeeeeen - and draggeeeeeed along lifeeeeeeleeeeeessly.\n",
"\n",
"It was only wheeeeeen heeeeee had reeeeeeacheeeeeed theeeeee door that heeeeee reeeeeealiseeeeeed what it\n",
"actually was that had drawn him oveeeeeer to it; it was theeeeee smeeeeeell of\n",
"someeeeeething to eeeeeeat. By theeeeee door theeeeeereeeeee was a dish filleeeeeed with\n",
"sweeeeeeeeeeeeteeeeeeneeeeeed milk with littleeeeee pieeeeeeceeeeees of whiteeeeee breeeeeead floating in it. Heeeeee\n",
"was so pleeeeeeaseeeeeed heeeeee almost laugheeeeeed, as heeeeee was eeeeeeveeeeeen hungrieeeeeer than heeeeee\n",
"had beeeeeeeeeeeen that morning, and immeeeeeediateeeeeely dippeeeeeed his heeeeeead into theeeeee\n",
"milk, neeeeeearly coveeeeeering his eeeeeeyeeeeees with it. But heeeeee soon dreeeeeew his heeeeeead\n",
"back again in disappointmeeeeeent; not only did theeeeee pain in his teeeeeendeeeeeer\n",
"leeeeeeft sideeeeee makeeeeee it difficult to eeeeeeat theeeeee food - heeeeee was only ableeeeee to\n",
"eeeeeeat if his wholeeeeee body workeeeeeed togeeeeeetheeeeeer as a snuffling wholeeeeee - but theeeeee\n",
"milk did not tasteeeeee at all niceeeeee. Milk likeeeeee this was normally his\n",
"favouriteeeeee drink, and his sisteeeeeer had ceeeeeertainly leeeeeeft it theeeeeereeeeee for him\n",
"beeeeeecauseeeeee of that, but heeeeee turneeeeeed, almost against his own will, away\n",
"from theeeeee dish and crawleeeeeed back into theeeeee ceeeeeentreeeeee of theeeeee room.\n",
"\n",
"Through theeeeee crack in theeeeee door, Greeeeeegor could seeeeeeeeeeee that theeeeee gas had\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen lit in theeeeee living room. His fatheeeeeer at this timeeeeee would normally\n",
"beeeeee sat with his eeeeeeveeeeeening papeeeeeer, reeeeeeading it out in a loud voiceeeeee to\n",
"Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer, and someeeeeetimeeeeees to his sisteeeeeer, but theeeeeereeeeee was now not\n",
"a sound to beeeeee heeeeeeard. Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer would ofteeeeeen writeeeeee and teeeeeell him\n",
"about this reeeeeeading, but maybeeeeee his fatheeeeeer had lost theeeeee habit in\n",
"reeeeeeceeeeeent timeeeeees. It was so quieeeeeet all around too, eeeeeeveeeeeen though theeeeeereeeeee\n",
"must haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen someeeeeebody in theeeeee flat. \"What a quieeeeeet lifeeeeee it is theeeeee\n",
"family leeeeeead\", said Greeeeeegor to himseeeeeelf, and, gazing into theeeeee darkneeeeeess,\n",
"feeeeeelt a greeeeeeat prideeeeee that heeeeee was ableeeeee to provideeeeee a lifeeeeee likeeeeee that in\n",
"such a niceeeeee homeeeeee for his sisteeeeeer and pareeeeeents. But what now, if all\n",
"this peeeeeeaceeeeee and weeeeeealth and comfort should comeeeeee to a horribleeeeee and\n",
"frighteeeeeening eeeeeend? That was someeeeeething that Greeeeeegor did not want to\n",
"think about too much, so heeeeee starteeeeeed to moveeeeee about, crawling up and\n",
"down theeeeee room.\n",
"\n",
"Onceeeeee during that long eeeeeeveeeeeening, theeeeee door on oneeeeee sideeeeee of theeeeee room was\n",
"opeeeeeeneeeeeed veeeeeery slightly and hurrieeeeeedly closeeeeeed again; lateeeeeer on theeeeee door\n",
"on theeeeee otheeeeeer sideeeeee did theeeeee sameeeeee; it seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed that someeeeeeoneeeeee neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed to\n",
"eeeeeenteeeeeer theeeeee room but thought beeeeeetteeeeeer of it. Greeeeeegor weeeeeent and waiteeeeeed\n",
"immeeeeeediateeeeeely by theeeeee door, reeeeeesolveeeeeed eeeeeeitheeeeeer to bring theeeeee timorous\n",
"visitor into theeeeee room in someeeeee way or at leeeeeeast to find out who it\n",
"was; but theeeeee door was opeeeeeeneeeeeed no moreeeeee that night and Greeeeeegor waiteeeeeed in\n",
"vain. Theeeeee preeeeeevious morning whileeeeee theeeeee doors weeeeeereeeeee lockeeeeeed eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee had\n",
"wanteeeeeed to geeeeeet in theeeeeereeeeee to him, but now, now that heeeeee had opeeeeeeneeeeeed up\n",
"oneeeeee of theeeeee doors and theeeeee otheeeeeer had cleeeeeearly beeeeeeeeeeeen unlockeeeeeed someeeeee timeeeeee\n",
"during theeeeee day, no-oneeeeee cameeeeee, and theeeeee keeeeeeys weeeeeereeeeee in theeeeee otheeeeeer sideeeeees.\n",
"\n",
"It was not until lateeeeee at night that theeeeee gaslight in theeeeee living room\n",
"was put out, and now it was eeeeeeasy to seeeeeeeeeeee that his pareeeeeents and sisteeeeeer had\n",
"stayeeeeeed awakeeeeee all that timeeeeee, as theeeeeey all could beeeeee distinctly heeeeeeard as\n",
"theeeeeey weeeeeent away togeeeeeetheeeeeer on tip-toeeeeee. It was cleeeeeear that no-oneeeeee would\n",
"comeeeeee into Greeeeeegor's room any moreeeeee until morning; that gaveeeeee him pleeeeeenty\n",
"of timeeeeee to think undisturbeeeeeed about how heeeeee would haveeeeee to reeeeee-arrangeeeeee\n",
"his lifeeeeee. For someeeeee reeeeeeason, theeeeee tall, eeeeeempty room wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee was forceeeeeed\n",
"to reeeeeemain madeeeeee him feeeeeeeeeeeel uneeeeeeasy as heeeeee lay theeeeeereeeeee flat on theeeeee floor,\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen though heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen living in it for fiveeeeee yeeeeeears. Hardly awareeeeee\n",
"of what heeeeee was doing otheeeeeer than a slight feeeeeeeeeeeeling of shameeeeee, heeeeee\n",
"hurrieeeeeed undeeeeeer theeeeee couch. It preeeeeesseeeeeed down on his back a littleeeeee, and\n",
"heeeeee was no longeeeeeer ableeeeee to lift his heeeeeead, but heeeeee noneeeeeetheeeeeeleeeeeess feeeeeelt\n",
"immeeeeeediateeeeeely at eeeeeeaseeeeee and his only reeeeeegreeeeeet was that his body was too\n",
"broad to geeeeeet it all undeeeeeerneeeeeeath.\n",
"\n",
"Heeeeee speeeeeent theeeeee wholeeeeee night theeeeeereeeeee. Someeeeee of theeeeee timeeeeee heeeeee passeeeeeed in a\n",
"light sleeeeeeeeeeeep, although heeeeee freeeeeequeeeeeently wokeeeeee from it in alarm beeeeeecauseeeeee of\n",
"his hungeeeeeer, and someeeeee of theeeeee timeeeeee was speeeeeent in worrieeeeees and vagueeeeee\n",
"hopeeeeees which, howeeeeeeveeeeeer, always leeeeeed to theeeeee sameeeeee conclusion: for theeeeee\n",
"timeeeeee beeeeeeing heeeeee must reeeeeemain calm, heeeeee must show patieeeeeenceeeeee and theeeeee\n",
"greeeeeeateeeeeest consideeeeeeration so that his family could beeeeeear theeeeee\n",
"unpleeeeeeasantneeeeeess that heeeeee, in his preeeeeeseeeeeent condition, was forceeeeeed to\n",
"imposeeeeee on theeeeeem.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor soon had theeeeee opportunity to teeeeeest theeeeee streeeeeength of his\n",
"deeeeeecisions, as eeeeeearly theeeeee neeeeeext morning, almost beeeeeeforeeeeee theeeeee night had\n",
"eeeeeendeeeeeed, his sisteeeeeer, neeeeeearly fully dreeeeeesseeeeeed, opeeeeeeneeeeeed theeeeee door from theeeeee\n",
"front room and lookeeeeeed anxiously in. Sheeeeee did not seeeeeeeeeeee him straight\n",
"away, but wheeeeeen sheeeeee did noticeeeeee him undeeeeeer theeeeee couch - heeeeee had to beeeeee\n",
"someeeeeewheeeeeereeeeee, for God's sakeeeeee, heeeeee couldn't haveeeeee flown away - sheeeeee was so\n",
"shockeeeeeed that sheeeeee lost control of heeeeeerseeeeeelf and slammeeeeeed theeeeee door shut\n",
"again from outsideeeeee. But sheeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to reeeeeegreeeeeet heeeeeer beeeeeehaviour, as sheeeeee\n",
"opeeeeeeneeeeeed theeeeee door again straight away and cameeeeee in on tip-toeeeeee as if\n",
"eeeeeenteeeeeering theeeeee room of someeeeeeoneeeeee seeeeeeriously ill or eeeeeeveeeeeen of a strangeeeeeer.\n",
"Greeeeeegor had pusheeeeeed his heeeeeead forward, right to theeeeee eeeeeedgeeeeee of theeeeee couch,\n",
"and watcheeeeeed heeeeeer. Would sheeeeee noticeeeeee that heeeeee had leeeeeeft theeeeee milk as it\n",
"was, reeeeeealiseeeeee that it was not from any lack of hungeeeeeer and bring him\n",
"in someeeeee otheeeeeer food that was moreeeeee suitableeeeee? If sheeeeee didn't do it\n",
"heeeeeerseeeeeelf heeeeee would ratheeeeeer go hungry than draw heeeeeer atteeeeeention to it,\n",
"although heeeeee did feeeeeeeeeeeel a teeeeeerribleeeeee urgeeeeee to rush forward from undeeeeeer theeeeee\n",
"couch, throw himseeeeeelf at his sisteeeeeer's feeeeeeeeeeeet and beeeeeeg heeeeeer for someeeeeething\n",
"good to eeeeeeat. Howeeeeeeveeeeeer, his sisteeeeeer noticeeeeeed theeeeee full dish immeeeeeediateeeeeely\n",
"and lookeeeeeed at it and theeeeee feeeeeew drops of milk splasheeeeeed around it with\n",
"someeeeee surpriseeeeee. Sheeeeee immeeeeeediateeeeeely pickeeeeeed it up - using a rag,\n",
"not heeeeeer bareeeeee hands - and carrieeeeeed it out. Greeeeeegor was eeeeeextreeeeeemeeeeeely\n",
"curious as to what sheeeeee would bring in its placeeeeee, imagining theeeeee\n",
"wildeeeeeest possibilitieeeeees, but heeeeee neeeeeeveeeeeer could haveeeeee gueeeeeesseeeeeed what his\n",
"sisteeeeeer, in heeeeeer goodneeeeeess, actually did bring. In ordeeeeeer to teeeeeest his\n",
"tasteeeeee, sheeeeee brought him a wholeeeeee seeeeeeleeeeeection of things, all spreeeeeead out\n",
"on an old neeeeeewspapeeeeeer. Theeeeeereeeeee weeeeeereeeeee old, half-rotteeeeeen veeeeeegeeeeeetableeeeees; boneeeeees\n",
"from theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening meeeeeeal, coveeeeeereeeeeed in whiteeeeee sauceeeeee that had goneeeeee hard; a\n",
"feeeeeew raisins and almonds; someeeeee cheeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeee that Greeeeeegor had deeeeeeclareeeeeed\n",
"ineeeeeedibleeeeee two days beeeeeeforeeeeee; a dry roll and someeeeee breeeeeead spreeeeeead with\n",
"butteeeeeer and salt. As weeeeeell as all that sheeeeee had poureeeeeed someeeeee wateeeeeer into\n",
"theeeeee dish, which had probably beeeeeeeeeeeen peeeeeermaneeeeeently seeeeeet asideeeeee for Greeeeeegor's\n",
"useeeeee, and placeeeeeed it beeeeeesideeeeee theeeeeem. Theeeeeen, out of consideeeeeeration for\n",
"Greeeeeegor's feeeeeeeeeeeelings, as sheeeeee kneeeeeew that heeeeee would not eeeeeeat in front of\n",
"heeeeeer, sheeeeee hurrieeeeeed out again and eeeeeeveeeeeen turneeeeeed theeeeee keeeeeey in theeeeee lock so\n",
"that Greeeeeegor would know heeeeee could makeeeeee things as comfortableeeeee for\n",
"himseeeeeelf as heeeeee likeeeeeed. Greeeeeegor's littleeeeee leeeeeegs whirreeeeeed, at last heeeeee could\n",
"eeeeeeat. What's moreeeeee, his injurieeeeees must alreeeeeeady haveeeeee compleeeeeeteeeeeely heeeeeealeeeeeed\n",
"as heeeeee found no difficulty in moving. This amazeeeeeed him, as moreeeeee than\n",
"a month eeeeeearlieeeeeer heeeeee had cut his fingeeeeeer slightly with a knifeeeeee, heeeeee\n",
"thought of how his fingeeeeeer had still hurt theeeeee day beeeeeeforeeeeee yeeeeeesteeeeeerday.\n",
"\"Am I leeeeeess seeeeeensitiveeeeee than I useeeeeed to beeeeee, theeeeeen?\", heeeeee thought, and was\n",
"alreeeeeeady sucking greeeeeeeeeeeedily at theeeeee cheeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeee which had immeeeeeediateeeeeely, almost\n",
"compeeeeeellingly, attracteeeeeed him much moreeeeee than theeeeee otheeeeeer foods on theeeeee\n",
"neeeeeewspapeeeeeer. Quickly oneeeeee afteeeeeer anotheeeeeer, his eeeeeeyeeeeees wateeeeeering with\n",
"pleeeeeeasureeeeee, heeeeee consumeeeeeed theeeeee cheeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeee, theeeeee veeeeeegeeeeeetableeeeees and theeeeee sauceeeeee; theeeeee\n",
"freeeeeesh foods, on theeeeee otheeeeeer hand, heeeeee didn't likeeeeee at all, and eeeeeeveeeeeen\n",
"draggeeeeeed theeeeee things heeeeee did want to eeeeeeat a littleeeeee way away from theeeeeem\n",
"beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeee couldn't stand theeeeee smeeeeeell. Long afteeeeeer heeeeee had finisheeeeeed\n",
"eeeeeeating and lay leeeeeethargic in theeeeee sameeeeee placeeeeee, his sisteeeeeer slowly turneeeeeed\n",
"theeeeee keeeeeey in theeeeee lock as a sign to him that heeeeee should withdraw. Heeeeee\n",
"was immeeeeeediateeeeeely startleeeeeed, although heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen half asleeeeeeeeeeeep, and heeeeee\n",
"hurrieeeeeed back undeeeeeer theeeeee couch. But heeeeee neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed greeeeeeat seeeeeelf-control to\n",
"stay theeeeeereeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeen for theeeeee short timeeeeee that his sisteeeeeer was in theeeeee room,\n",
"as eeeeeeating so much food had roundeeeeeed out his body a littleeeeee and heeeeee\n",
"could hardly breeeeeeatheeeeee in that narrow spaceeeeee. Half suffocating, heeeeee\n",
"watcheeeeeed with bulging eeeeeeyeeeeees as his sisteeeeeer unseeeeeelfconsciously took a\n",
"broom and sweeeeeept up theeeeee leeeeeeft-oveeeeeers, mixing theeeeeem in with theeeeee food heeeeee\n",
"had not eeeeeeveeeeeen toucheeeeeed at all as if it could not beeeeee useeeeeed any moreeeeee.\n",
"Sheeeeee quickly droppeeeeeed it all into a bin, closeeeeeed it with its woodeeeeeen\n",
"lid, and carrieeeeeed eeeeeeveeeeeerything out. Sheeeeee had hardly turneeeeeed heeeeeer back\n",
"beeeeeeforeeeeee Greeeeeegor cameeeeee out again from undeeeeeer theeeeee couch and streeeeeetcheeeeeed\n",
"himseeeeeelf.\n",
"\n",
"This was how Greeeeeegor reeeeeeceeeeeeiveeeeeed his food eeeeeeach day now, onceeeeee in theeeeee\n",
"morning whileeeeee his pareeeeeents and theeeeee maid weeeeeereeeeee still asleeeeeeeeeeeep, and theeeeee\n",
"seeeeeecond timeeeeee afteeeeeer eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee had eeeeeeateeeeeen theeeeeeir meeeeeeal at midday as his\n",
"pareeeeeents would sleeeeeeeeeeeep for a littleeeeee whileeeeee theeeeeen as weeeeeell, and Greeeeeegor's\n",
"sisteeeeeer would seeeeeend theeeeee maid away on someeeeee eeeeeerrand. Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer and\n",
"motheeeeeer ceeeeeertainly did not want him to starveeeeee eeeeeeitheeeeeer, but peeeeeerhaps it\n",
"would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen moreeeeee than theeeeeey could stand to haveeeeee any moreeeeee\n",
"eeeeeexpeeeeeerieeeeeenceeeeee of his feeeeeeeeeeeeding than beeeeeeing told about it, and peeeeeerhaps his\n",
"sisteeeeeer wanteeeeeed to spareeeeee theeeeeem what distreeeeeess sheeeeee could as theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee\n",
"indeeeeeeeeeeeed suffeeeeeering eeeeeenough.\n",
"\n",
"It was impossibleeeeee for Greeeeeegor to find out what theeeeeey had told theeeeee\n",
"doctor and theeeeee locksmith that first morning to geeeeeet theeeeeem out of theeeeee\n",
"flat. As nobody could undeeeeeerstand him, nobody, not eeeeeeveeeeeen his sisteeeeeer,\n",
"thought that heeeeee could undeeeeeerstand theeeeeem, so heeeeee had to beeeeee conteeeeeent to\n",
"heeeeeear his sisteeeeeer's sighs and appeeeeeeals to theeeeee saints as sheeeeee moveeeeeed about\n",
"his room. It was only lateeeeeer, wheeeeeen sheeeeee had beeeeeecomeeeeee a littleeeeee moreeeeee useeeeeed\n",
"to eeeeeeveeeeeerything - theeeeeereeeeee was, of courseeeeee, no queeeeeestion of heeeeeer eeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"beeeeeecoming fully useeeeeed to theeeeee situation - that Greeeeeegor would someeeeeetimeeeeees\n",
"catch a frieeeeeendly commeeeeeent, or at leeeeeeast a commeeeeeent that could beeeeee\n",
"construeeeeeed as frieeeeeendly. \"Heeeeee's eeeeeenjoyeeeeeed his dinneeeeeer today\", sheeeeee might\n",
"say wheeeeeen heeeeee had diligeeeeeently cleeeeeeareeeeeed away all theeeeee food leeeeeeft for him,\n",
"or if heeeeee leeeeeeft most of it, which slowly beeeeeecameeeeee moreeeeee and moreeeeee\n",
"freeeeeequeeeeeent, sheeeeee would ofteeeeeen say, sadly, \"now eeeeeeveeeeeerything's just beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"leeeeeeft theeeeeereeeeee again\".\n",
"\n",
"Although Greeeeeegor wasn't ableeeeee to heeeeeear any neeeeeews direeeeeectly heeeeee did listeeeeeen\n",
"to much of what was said in theeeeee neeeeeext rooms, and wheeeeeeneeeeeeveeeeeer heeeeee heeeeeeard\n",
"anyoneeeeee speeeeeeaking heeeeee would scurry straight to theeeeee appropriateeeeee door and\n",
"preeeeeess his wholeeeeee body against it. Theeeeeereeeeee was seeeeeeldom any conveeeeeersation,\n",
"eeeeeespeeeeeecially at first, that was not about him in someeeeee way, eeeeeeveeeeeen if\n",
"only in seeeeeecreeeeeet. For two wholeeeeee days, all theeeeee talk at eeeeeeveeeeeery meeeeeealtimeeeeee\n",
"was about what theeeeeey should do now; but eeeeeeveeeeeen beeeeeetweeeeeeeeeeeen meeeeeeals theeeeeey spokeeeeee\n",
"about theeeeee sameeeeee subjeeeeeect as theeeeeereeeeee weeeeeereeeeee always at leeeeeeast two meeeeeembeeeeeers of\n",
"theeeeee family at homeeeeee - nobody wanteeeeeed to beeeeee at homeeeeee by theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees and\n",
"it was out of theeeeee queeeeeestion to leeeeeeaveeeeee theeeeee flat eeeeeentireeeeeely eeeeeempty. And on\n",
"theeeeee veeeeeery first day theeeeee maid had falleeeeeen to heeeeeer kneeeeeeeeeeees and beeeeeeggeeeeeed\n",
"Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer to leeeeeet heeeeeer go without deeeeeelay. It was not veeeeeery cleeeeeear\n",
"how much sheeeeee kneeeeeew of what had happeeeeeeneeeeeed but sheeeeee leeeeeeft within a quarteeeeeer\n",
"of an hour, teeeeeearfully thanking Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer for heeeeeer dismissal as\n",
"if sheeeeee had doneeeeee heeeeeer an eeeeeenormous seeeeeerviceeeeee. Sheeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeen sworeeeeee\n",
"eeeeeemphatically not to teeeeeell anyoneeeeee theeeeee slighteeeeeest about what had\n",
"happeeeeeeneeeeeed, eeeeeeveeeeeen though no-oneeeeee had askeeeeeed that of heeeeeer.\n",
"\n",
"Now Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer also had to heeeeeelp his motheeeeeer with theeeeee cooking;\n",
"although that was not so much botheeeeeer as no-oneeeeee ateeeeee veeeeeery much.\n",
"Greeeeeegor ofteeeeeen heeeeeeard how oneeeeee of theeeeeem would unsucceeeeeessfully urgeeeeee anotheeeeeer\n",
"to eeeeeeat, and reeeeeeceeeeeeiveeeeee no moreeeeee answeeeeeer than \"no thanks, I'veeeeee had eeeeeenough\"\n",
"or someeeeeething similar. No-oneeeeee drank veeeeeery much eeeeeeitheeeeeer. His sisteeeeeer\n",
"would someeeeeetimeeeeees ask his fatheeeeeer wheeeeeetheeeeeer heeeeee would likeeeeee a beeeeeeeeeeeer, hoping\n",
"for theeeeee chanceeeeee to go and feeeeeetch it heeeeeerseeeeeelf. Wheeeeeen his fatheeeeeer theeeeeen\n",
"said nothing sheeeeee would add, so that heeeeee would not feeeeeeeeeeeel seeeeeelfish, that\n",
"sheeeeee could seeeeeend theeeeee houseeeeeekeeeeeeeeeeeepeeeeeer for it, but theeeeeen his fatheeeeeer would\n",
"closeeeeee theeeeee matteeeeeer with a big, loud \"No\", and no moreeeeee would beeeeee said.\n",
"\n",
"Eveeeeeen beeeeeeforeeeeee theeeeee first day had comeeeeee to an eeeeeend, his fatheeeeeer had\n",
"eeeeeexplaineeeeeed to Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer what theeeeeeir financeeeeees and\n",
"prospeeeeeects weeeeeereeeeee. Now and theeeeeen heeeeee stood up from theeeeee tableeeeee and took\n",
"someeeeee reeeeeeceeeeeeipt or documeeeeeent from theeeeee littleeeeee cash box heeeeee had saveeeeeed from\n",
"his busineeeeeess wheeeeeen it had collapseeeeeed fiveeeeee yeeeeeears eeeeeearlieeeeeer. Greeeeeegor heeeeeeard\n",
"how heeeeee opeeeeeeneeeeeed theeeeee complicateeeeeed lock and theeeeeen closeeeeeed it again afteeeeeer heeeeee\n",
"had takeeeeeen theeeeee iteeeeeem heeeeee wanteeeeeed. What heeeeee heeeeeeard his fatheeeeeer say was someeeeee\n",
"of theeeeee first good neeeeeews that Greeeeeegor heeeeeeard sinceeeeee heeeeee had first beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"incarceeeeeerateeeeeed in his room. Heeeeee had thought that nothing at all\n",
"reeeeeemaineeeeeed from his fatheeeeeer's busineeeeeess, at leeeeeeast heeeeee had neeeeeeveeeeeer told him\n",
"anything diffeeeeeereeeeeent, and Greeeeeegor had neeeeeeveeeeeer askeeeeeed him about it anyway.\n",
"Theeeeeeir busineeeeeess misfortuneeeeee had reeeeeeduceeeeeed theeeeee family to a stateeeeee of total\n",
"deeeeeespair, and Greeeeeegor's only conceeeeeern at that timeeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen to arrangeeeeee\n",
"things so that theeeeeey could all forgeeeeeet about it as quickly as\n",
"possibleeeeee. So theeeeeen heeeeee starteeeeeed working eeeeeespeeeeeecially hard, with a fieeeeeery\n",
"vigour that raiseeeeeed him from a junior saleeeeeesman to a traveeeeeelling\n",
"reeeeeepreeeeeeseeeeeentativeeeeee almost oveeeeeernight, bringing with it theeeeee chanceeeeee to eeeeeearn\n",
"moneeeeeey in quiteeeeee diffeeeeeereeeeeent ways. Greeeeeegor conveeeeeerteeeeeed his succeeeeeess at work\n",
"straight into cash that heeeeee could lay on theeeeee tableeeeee at homeeeeee for theeeeee\n",
"beeeeeeneeeeeefit of his astonisheeeeeed and deeeeeelighteeeeeed family. Theeeeeey had beeeeeeeeeeeen good\n",
"timeeeeees and theeeeeey had neeeeeeveeeeeer comeeeeee again, at leeeeeeast not with theeeeee sameeeeee\n",
"spleeeeeendour, eeeeeeveeeeeen though Greeeeeegor had lateeeeeer eeeeeearneeeeeed so much that heeeeee was\n",
"in a position to beeeeeear theeeeee costs of theeeeee wholeeeeee family, and did beeeeeear\n",
"theeeeeem. Theeeeeey had eeeeeeveeeeeen got useeeeeed to it, both Greeeeeegor and theeeeee family,\n",
"theeeeeey took theeeeee moneeeeeey with gratitudeeeeee and heeeeee was glad to provideeeeee it,\n",
"although theeeeeereeeeee was no longeeeeeer much warm affeeeeeection giveeeeeen in reeeeeeturn.\n",
"Greeeeeegor only reeeeeemaineeeeeed closeeeeee to his sisteeeeeer now. Unlikeeeeee him, sheeeeee was\n",
"veeeeeery fond of music and a gifteeeeeed and eeeeeexpreeeeeessiveeeeee violinist, it was his\n",
"seeeeeecreeeeeet plan to seeeeeend heeeeeer to theeeeee conseeeeeervatory neeeeeext yeeeeeear eeeeeeveeeeeen though it\n",
"would causeeeeee greeeeeeat eeeeeexpeeeeeenseeeeee that would haveeeeee to beeeeee madeeeeee up for in someeeeee\n",
"otheeeeeer way. During Greeeeeegor's short peeeeeeriods in town, conveeeeeersation with\n",
"his sisteeeeeer would ofteeeeeen turn to theeeeee conseeeeeervatory but it was only eeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"meeeeeentioneeeeeed as a loveeeeeely dreeeeeeam that could neeeeeeveeeeeer beeeeee reeeeeealiseeeeeed. Theeeeeeir\n",
"pareeeeeents did not likeeeeee to heeeeeear this innoceeeeeent talk, but Greeeeeegor thought\n",
"about it quiteeeeee hard and deeeeeecideeeeeed heeeeee would leeeeeet theeeeeem know what heeeeee\n",
"planneeeeeed with a grand announceeeeeemeeeeeent of it on Christmas day.\n",
"\n",
"That was theeeeee sort of totally pointleeeeeess thing that weeeeeent through his\n",
"mind in his preeeeeeseeeeeent stateeeeee, preeeeeesseeeeeed upright against theeeeee door and\n",
"listeeeeeening. Theeeeeereeeeee weeeeeereeeeee timeeeeees wheeeeeen heeeeee simply beeeeeecameeeeee too tireeeeeed to\n",
"continueeeeee listeeeeeening, wheeeeeen his heeeeeead would fall weeeeeearily against theeeeee\n",
"door and heeeeee would pull it up again with a start, as eeeeeeveeeeeen theeeeee\n",
"slighteeeeeest noiseeeeee heeeeee causeeeeeed would beeeeee heeeeeeard neeeeeext door and theeeeeey would\n",
"all go sileeeeeent. \"What's that heeeeee's doing now\", his fatheeeeeer would say\n",
"afteeeeeer a whileeeeee, cleeeeeearly having goneeeeee oveeeeeer to theeeeee door, and only theeeeeen\n",
"would theeeeee inteeeeeerrupteeeeeed conveeeeeersation slowly beeeeee takeeeeeen up again.\n",
"\n",
"Wheeeeeen eeeeeexplaining things, his fatheeeeeer reeeeeepeeeeeeateeeeeed himseeeeeelf seeeeeeveeeeeeral timeeeeees,\n",
"partly beeeeeecauseeeeee it was a long timeeeeee sinceeeeee heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen occupieeeeeed with\n",
"theeeeeeseeeeee matteeeeeers himseeeeeelf and partly beeeeeecauseeeeee Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer did not\n",
"undeeeeeerstand eeeeeeveeeeeerything theeeeee first timeeeeee. From theeeeeeseeeeee reeeeeepeeeeeeateeeeeed eeeeeexplanations\n",
"Greeeeeegor leeeeeearneeeeeed, to his pleeeeeeasureeeeee, that deeeeeespiteeeeee all theeeeeeir misfortuneeeeees\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee was still someeeeee moneeeeeey availableeeeee from theeeeee old days. It was not\n",
"a lot, but it had not beeeeeeeeeeeen toucheeeeeed in theeeeee meeeeeeantimeeeeee and someeeeee inteeeeeereeeeeest\n",
"had accumulateeeeeed. Beeeeeesideeeeees that, theeeeeey had not beeeeeeeeeeeen using up all theeeeee\n",
"moneeeeeey that Greeeeeegor had beeeeeeeeeeeen bringing homeeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeery month, keeeeeeeeeeeeping only a\n",
"littleeeeee for himseeeeeelf, so that that, too, had beeeeeeeeeeeen accumulating.\n",
"Beeeeeehind theeeeee door, Greeeeeegor noddeeeeeed with eeeeeenthusiasm in his pleeeeeeasureeeeee at\n",
"this uneeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed thrift and caution. Heeeeee could actually haveeeeee useeeeeed\n",
"this surplus moneeeeeey to reeeeeeduceeeeee his fatheeeeeer's deeeeeebt to his boss, and theeeeee\n",
"day wheeeeeen heeeeee could haveeeeee freeeeeeeeeeeed himseeeeeelf from that job would haveeeeee comeeeeee\n",
"much closeeeeeer, but now it was ceeeeeertainly beeeeeetteeeeeer theeeeee way his fatheeeeeer had\n",
"doneeeeee things.\n",
"\n",
"This moneeeeeey, howeeeeeeveeeeeer, was ceeeeeertainly not eeeeeenough to eeeeeenableeeeee theeeeee family\n",
"to liveeeeee off theeeeee inteeeeeereeeeeest; it was eeeeeenough to maintain theeeeeem for,\n",
"peeeeeerhaps, oneeeeee or two yeeeeeears, no moreeeeee. That's to say, it was moneeeeeey\n",
"that should not reeeeeeally beeeeee toucheeeeeed but seeeeeet asideeeeee for eeeeeemeeeeeergeeeeeencieeeeees;\n",
"moneeeeeey to liveeeeee on had to beeeeee eeeeeearneeeeeed. His fatheeeeeer was heeeeeealthy but old,\n",
"and lacking in seeeeeelf confideeeeeenceeeeee. During theeeeee fiveeeeee yeeeeeears that heeeeee had\n",
"not beeeeeeeeeeeen working - theeeeee first holiday in a lifeeeeee that had beeeeeeeeeeeen full of\n",
"strain and no succeeeeeess - heeeeee had put on a lot of weeeeeeight and beeeeeecomeeeeee\n",
"veeeeeery slow and clumsy. Would Greeeeeegor's eeeeeeldeeeeeerly motheeeeeer now haveeeeee to go\n",
"and eeeeeearn moneeeeeey? Sheeeeee suffeeeeeereeeeeed from asthma and it was a strain for heeeeeer\n",
"just to moveeeeee about theeeeee homeeeeee, eeeeeeveeeeeery otheeeeeer day would beeeeee speeeeeent\n",
"struggling for breeeeeeath on theeeeee sofa by theeeeee opeeeeeen window. Would his\n",
"sisteeeeeer haveeeeee to go and eeeeeearn moneeeeeey? Sheeeeee was still a child of\n",
"seeeeeeveeeeeenteeeeeeeeeeeen, heeeeeer lifeeeeee up till theeeeeen had beeeeeeeeeeeen veeeeeery eeeeeenviableeeeee, consisting\n",
"of weeeeeearing niceeeeee clotheeeeees, sleeeeeeeeeeeeping lateeeeee, heeeeeelping out in theeeeee busineeeeeess,\n",
"joining in with a feeeeeew modeeeeeest pleeeeeeasureeeeees and most of all playing theeeeee\n",
"violin. Wheeeeeeneeeeeeveeeeeer theeeeeey beeeeeegan to talk of theeeeee neeeeeeeeeeeed to eeeeeearn moneeeeeey,\n",
"Greeeeeegor would always first leeeeeet go of theeeeee door and theeeeeen throw himseeeeeelf\n",
"onto theeeeee cool, leeeeeeatheeeeeer sofa neeeeeext to it, as heeeeee beeeeeecameeeeee quiteeeeee hot with\n",
"shameeeeee and reeeeeegreeeeeet.\n",
"\n",
"Heeeeee would ofteeeeeen lieeeeee theeeeeereeeeee theeeeee wholeeeeee night through, not sleeeeeeeeeeeeping a\n",
"wink but scratching at theeeeee leeeeeeatheeeeeer for hours on eeeeeend. Or heeeeee might go\n",
"to all theeeeee eeeeeeffort of pushing a chair to theeeeee window, climbing up onto\n",
"theeeeee sill and, proppeeeeeed up in theeeeee chair, leeeeeeaning on theeeeee window to\n",
"stareeeeee out of it. Heeeeee had useeeeeed to feeeeeeeeeeeel a greeeeeeat seeeeeenseeeeee of freeeeeeeeeeeedom from\n",
"doing this, but doing it now was obviously someeeeeething moreeeeee reeeeeemeeeeeembeeeeeereeeeeed\n",
"than eeeeeexpeeeeeerieeeeeenceeeeeed, as what heeeeee actually saw in this way was beeeeeecoming\n",
"leeeeeess distinct eeeeeeveeeeeery day, eeeeeeveeeeeen things that weeeeeereeeeee quiteeeeee neeeeeear; heeeeee had\n",
"useeeeeed to curseeeeee theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeer-preeeeeeseeeeeent vieeeeeew of theeeeee hospital across theeeeee\n",
"streeeeeeeeeeeet, but now heeeeee could not seeeeeeeeeeee it at all, and if heeeeee had not known\n",
"that heeeeee liveeeeeed in Charlotteeeeeenstrasseeeeee, which was a quieeeeeet streeeeeeeeeeeet deeeeeespiteeeeee\n",
"beeeeeeing in theeeeee middleeeeee of theeeeee city, heeeeee could haveeeeee thought that heeeeee was\n",
"looking out theeeeee window at a barreeeeeen wasteeeeee wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeee greeeeeey sky and theeeeee\n",
"greeeeeey eeeeeearth mingleeeeeed inseeeeeeparably. His obseeeeeervant sisteeeeeer only neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed to\n",
"noticeeeeee theeeeee chair twiceeeeee beeeeeeforeeeeee sheeeeee would always push it back to its\n",
"eeeeeexact position by theeeeee window afteeeeeer sheeeeee had tidieeeeeed up theeeeee room, and\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen leeeeeeft theeeeee inneeeeeer paneeeeee of theeeeee window opeeeeeen from theeeeeen on.\n",
"\n",
"If Greeeeeegor had only beeeeeeeeeeeen ableeeeee to speeeeeeak to his sisteeeeeer and thank heeeeeer\n",
"for all that sheeeeee had to do for him it would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen eeeeeeasieeeeeer for him\n",
"to beeeeeear it; but as it was it causeeeeeed him pain. His sisteeeeeer,\n",
"naturally, trieeeeeed as far as possibleeeeee to preeeeeeteeeeeend theeeeeereeeeee was nothing\n",
"burdeeeeeensomeeeeee about it, and theeeeee longeeeeeer it weeeeeent on, of courseeeeee, theeeeee\n",
"beeeeeetteeeeeer sheeeeee was ableeeeee to do so, but as timeeeeee weeeeeent by Greeeeeegor was also\n",
"ableeeeee to seeeeeeeeeeee through it all so much beeeeeetteeeeeer. It had eeeeeeveeeeeen beeeeeecomeeeeee veeeeeery\n",
"unpleeeeeeasant for him, now, wheeeeeeneeeeeeveeeeeer sheeeeee eeeeeenteeeeeereeeeeed theeeeee room. No sooneeeeeer\n",
"had sheeeeee comeeeeee in than sheeeeee would quickly closeeeeee theeeeee door as a\n",
"preeeeeecaution so that no-oneeeeee would haveeeeee to suffeeeeeer theeeeee vieeeeeew into\n",
"Greeeeeegor's room, theeeeeen sheeeeee would go straight to theeeeee window and pull it\n",
"hurrieeeeeedly opeeeeeen almost as if sheeeeee weeeeeereeeeee suffocating. Eveeeeeen if it was\n",
"cold, sheeeeee would stay at theeeeee window breeeeeeathing deeeeeeeeeeeeply for a littleeeeee\n",
"whileeeeee. Sheeeeee would alarm Greeeeeegor twiceeeeee a day with this running about\n",
"and noiseeeeee making; heeeeee would stay undeeeeeer theeeeee couch shiveeeeeering theeeeee wholeeeeee\n",
"whileeeeee, knowing full weeeeeell that sheeeeee would ceeeeeertainly haveeeeee likeeeeeed to\n",
"spareeeeee him this ordeeeeeeal, but it was impossibleeeeee for heeeeeer to beeeeee in theeeeee\n",
"sameeeeee room with him with theeeeee windows closeeeeeed.\n",
"\n",
"Oneeeeee day, about a month afteeeeeer Greeeeeegor's transformation wheeeeeen his sisteeeeeer\n",
"no longeeeeeer had any particular reeeeeeason to beeeeee shockeeeeeed at his appeeeeeearanceeeeee,\n",
"sheeeeee cameeeeee into theeeeee room a littleeeeee eeeeeearlieeeeeer than usual and found him\n",
"still staring out theeeeee window, motionleeeeeess, and just wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee would beeeeee\n",
"most horribleeeeee. In itseeeeeelf, his sisteeeeeer's not coming into theeeeee room\n",
"would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen no surpriseeeeee for Greeeeeegor as it would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"difficult for heeeeeer to immeeeeeediateeeeeely opeeeeeen theeeeee window whileeeeee heeeeee was still\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee, but not only did sheeeeee not comeeeeee in, sheeeeee weeeeeent straight back and\n",
"closeeeeeed theeeeee door beeeeeehind heeeeeer, a strangeeeeeer would haveeeeee thought heeeeee had\n",
"threeeeeeateeeeeeneeeeeed heeeeeer and trieeeeeed to biteeeeee heeeeeer. Greeeeeegor weeeeeent straight to hideeeeee\n",
"himseeeeeelf undeeeeeer theeeeee couch, of courseeeeee, but heeeeee had to wait until midday\n",
"beeeeeeforeeeeee his sisteeeeeer cameeeeee back and sheeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed much moreeeeee uneeeeeeasy than\n",
"usual. It madeeeeee him reeeeeealiseeeeee that sheeeeee still found his appeeeeeearanceeeeee\n",
"unbeeeeeearableeeeee and would continueeeeee to do so, sheeeeee probably eeeeeeveeeeeen had to\n",
"oveeeeeercomeeeeee theeeeee urgeeeeee to fleeeeeeeeeeee wheeeeeen sheeeeee saw theeeeee littleeeeee bit of him that\n",
"protrudeeeeeed from undeeeeeer theeeeee couch. Oneeeeee day, in ordeeeeeer to spareeeeee heeeeeer eeeeeeveeeeeen\n",
"this sight, heeeeee speeeeeent four hours carrying theeeeee beeeeeedsheeeeeeeeeeeet oveeeeeer to theeeeee\n",
"couch on his back and arrangeeeeeed it so that heeeeee was compleeeeeeteeeeeely coveeeeeereeeeeed\n",
"and his sisteeeeeer would not beeeeee ableeeeee to seeeeeeeeeeee him eeeeeeveeeeeen if sheeeeee beeeeeent down.\n",
"If sheeeeee did not think this sheeeeeeeeeeeet was neeeeeeceeeeeessary theeeeeen all sheeeeee had to do\n",
"was takeeeeee it off again, as it was cleeeeeear eeeeeenough that it was no\n",
"pleeeeeeasureeeeee for Greeeeeegor to cut himseeeeeelf off so compleeeeeeteeeeeely. Sheeeeee leeeeeeft theeeeee\n",
"sheeeeeeeeeeeet wheeeeeereeeeee it was. Greeeeeegor eeeeeeveeeeeen thought heeeeee glimpseeeeeed a look of\n",
"gratitudeeeeee oneeeeee timeeeeee wheeeeeen heeeeee careeeeeefully lookeeeeeed out from undeeeeeer theeeeee sheeeeeeeeeeeet\n",
"to seeeeeeeeeeee how his sisteeeeeer likeeeeeed theeeeee neeeeeew arrangeeeeeemeeeeeent.\n",
"\n",
"For theeeeee first fourteeeeeeeeeeeen days, Greeeeeegor's pareeeeeents could not bring\n",
"theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees to comeeeeee into theeeeee room to seeeeeeeeeeee him. Heeeeee would ofteeeeeen heeeeeear\n",
"theeeeeem say how theeeeeey appreeeeeeciateeeeeed all theeeeee neeeeeew work his sisteeeeeer was doing\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen though, beeeeeeforeeeeee, theeeeeey had seeeeeeeeeeeen heeeeeer as a girl who was someeeeeewhat\n",
"useeeeeeleeeeeess and freeeeeequeeeeeently beeeeeeeeeeeen annoyeeeeeed with heeeeeer. But now theeeeee two of\n",
"theeeeeem, fatheeeeeer and motheeeeeer, would ofteeeeeen both wait outsideeeeee theeeeee door of\n",
"Greeeeeegor's room whileeeeee his sisteeeeeer tidieeeeeed up in theeeeeereeeeee, and as soon as\n",
"sheeeeee weeeeeent out again sheeeeee would haveeeeee to teeeeeell theeeeeem eeeeeexactly how\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeerything lookeeeeeed, what Greeeeeegor had eeeeeeateeeeeen, how heeeeee had beeeeeehaveeeeeed this\n",
"timeeeeee and wheeeeeetheeeeeer, peeeeeerhaps, any slight improveeeeeemeeeeeent could beeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen.\n",
"His motheeeeeer also wanteeeeeed to go in and visit Greeeeeegor reeeeeelativeeeeeely soon but\n",
"his fatheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer at first peeeeeersuadeeeeeed heeeeeer against it. Greeeeeegor\n",
"listeeeeeeneeeeeed veeeeeery closeeeeeely to all this, and approveeeeeed fully. Lateeeeeer,\n",
"though, sheeeeee had to beeeeee heeeeeeld back by forceeeeee, which madeeeeee heeeeeer call out:\n",
"\"Leeeeeet meeeeee go and seeeeeeeeeeee Greeeeeegor, heeeeee is my unfortunateeeeee son! Can't you\n",
"undeeeeeerstand I haveeeeee to seeeeeeeeeeee him?\", and Greeeeeegor would think to himseeeeeelf\n",
"that maybeeeeee it would beeeeee beeeeeetteeeeeer if his motheeeeeer cameeeeee in, not eeeeeeveeeeeery day\n",
"of courseeeeee, but oneeeeee day a weeeeeeeeeeeek, peeeeeerhaps; sheeeeee could undeeeeeerstand\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeerything much beeeeeetteeeeeer than his sisteeeeeer who, for all heeeeeer courageeeeee, was\n",
"still just a child afteeeeeer all, and reeeeeeally might not haveeeeee had an\n",
"adult's appreeeeeeciation of theeeeee burdeeeeeensomeeeeee job sheeeeee had takeeeeeen on.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor's wish to seeeeeeeeeeee his motheeeeeer was soon reeeeeealiseeeeeed. Out of\n",
"consideeeeeeration for his pareeeeeents, Greeeeeegor wanteeeeeed to avoid beeeeeeing seeeeeeeeeeeen at\n",
"theeeeee window during theeeeee day, theeeeee feeeeeew squareeeeee meeeeeeteeeeeers of theeeeee floor did\n",
"not giveeeeee him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lieeeeee\n",
"quieeeeeetly through theeeeee night, his food soon stoppeeeeeed giving him any\n",
"pleeeeeeasureeeeee at all, and so, to eeeeeenteeeeeertain himseeeeeelf, heeeeee got into theeeeee habit\n",
"of crawling up and down theeeeee walls and ceeeeeeiling. Heeeeee was eeeeeespeeeeeecially\n",
"fond of hanging from theeeeee ceeeeeeiling; it was quiteeeeee diffeeeeeereeeeeent from lying\n",
"on theeeeee floor; heeeeee could breeeeeeatheeeeee moreeeeee freeeeeeeeeeeely; his body had a light\n",
"swing to it; and up theeeeeereeeeee, reeeeeelaxeeeeeed and almost happy, it might happeeeeeen\n",
"that heeeeee would surpriseeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeen himseeeeeelf by leeeeeetting go of theeeeee ceeeeeeiling and\n",
"landing on theeeeee floor with a crash. But now, of courseeeeee, heeeeee had far\n",
"beeeeeetteeeeeer control of his body than beeeeeeforeeeeee and, eeeeeeveeeeeen with a fall as\n",
"greeeeeeat as that, causeeeeeed himseeeeeelf no damageeeeee. Veeeeeery soon his sisteeeeeer\n",
"noticeeeeeed Greeeeeegor's neeeeeew way of eeeeeenteeeeeertaining himseeeeeelf - heeeeee had, afteeeeeer\n",
"all, leeeeeeft traceeeeees of theeeeee adheeeeeesiveeeeee from his feeeeeeeeeeeet as heeeeee crawleeeeeed about -\n",
"and got it into heeeeeer heeeeeead to makeeeeee it as eeeeeeasy as possibleeeeee for him by\n",
"reeeeeemoving theeeeee furnitureeeeee that got in his way, eeeeeespeeeeeecially theeeeee cheeeeeest of\n",
"draweeeeeers and theeeeee deeeeeesk. Now, this was not someeeeeething that sheeeeee would beeeeee\n",
"ableeeeee to do by heeeeeerseeeeeelf; sheeeeee did not dareeeeee to ask for heeeeeelp from heeeeeer\n",
"fatheeeeeer; theeeeee sixteeeeeeeeeeeen yeeeeeear old maid had carrieeeeeed on braveeeeeely sinceeeeee theeeeee\n",
"cook had leeeeeeft but sheeeeee ceeeeeertainly would not haveeeeee heeeeeelpeeeeeed in this, sheeeeee\n",
"had eeeeeeveeeeeen askeeeeeed to beeeeee alloweeeeeed to keeeeeeeeeeeep theeeeee kitcheeeeeen lockeeeeeed at all timeeeeees\n",
"and neeeeeeveeeeeer to haveeeeee to opeeeeeen theeeeee door unleeeeeess it was eeeeeespeeeeeecially\n",
"important; so his sisteeeeeer had no choiceeeeee but to chooseeeeee someeeeee timeeeeee wheeeeeen\n",
"Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer was not theeeeeereeeeee and feeeeeetch his motheeeeeer to heeeeeelp heeeeeer. As\n",
"sheeeeee approacheeeeeed theeeeee room, Greeeeeegor could heeeeeear his motheeeeeer eeeeeexpreeeeeess heeeeeer\n",
"joy, but onceeeeee at theeeeee door sheeeeee weeeeeent sileeeeeent. First, of courseeeeee, his\n",
"sisteeeeeer cameeeeee in and lookeeeeeed round to seeeeeeeeeeee that eeeeeeveeeeeerything in theeeeee room\n",
"was alright; and only theeeeeen did sheeeeee leeeeeet heeeeeer motheeeeeer eeeeeenteeeeeer. Greeeeeegor had\n",
"hurrieeeeeedly pulleeeeeed theeeeee sheeeeeeeeeeeet down loweeeeeer oveeeeeer theeeeee couch and put moreeeeee\n",
"folds into it so that eeeeeeveeeeeerything reeeeeeally lookeeeeeed as if it had just\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen thrown down by chanceeeeee. Greeeeeegor also reeeeeefraineeeeeed, this timeeeeee, from\n",
"spying out from undeeeeeer theeeeee sheeeeeeeeeeeet; heeeeee gaveeeeee up theeeeee chanceeeeee to seeeeeeeeeeee his\n",
"motheeeeeer until lateeeeeer and was simply glad that sheeeeee had comeeeeee. \"You can\n",
"comeeeeee in, heeeeee can't beeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen\", said his sisteeeeeer, obviously leeeeeeading heeeeeer\n",
"in by theeeeee hand. Theeeeee old cheeeeeest of draweeeeeers was too heeeeeeavy for a pair\n",
"of feeeeeeeeeeeebleeeeee womeeeeeen to beeeeee heeeeeeaving about, but Greeeeeegor listeeeeeeneeeeeed as theeeeeey\n",
"pusheeeeeed it from its placeeeeee, his sisteeeeeer always taking on theeeeee heeeeeeavieeeeeest\n",
"part of theeeeee work for heeeeeerseeeeeelf and ignoring heeeeeer motheeeeeer's warnings that\n",
"sheeeeee would strain heeeeeerseeeeeelf. This lasteeeeeed a veeeeeery long timeeeeee. Afteeeeeer\n",
"labouring at it for fifteeeeeeeeeeeen minuteeeeees or moreeeeee his motheeeeeer said it would\n",
"beeeeee beeeeeetteeeeeer to leeeeeeaveeeeee theeeeee cheeeeeest wheeeeeereeeeee it was, for oneeeeee thing it was too\n",
"heeeeeeavy for theeeeeem to geeeeeet theeeeee job finisheeeeeed beeeeeeforeeeeee Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer got\n",
"homeeeeee and leeeeeeaving it in theeeeee middleeeeee of theeeeee room it would beeeeee in his way\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen moreeeeee, and for anotheeeeeer thing it wasn't eeeeeeveeeeeen sureeeeee that taking theeeeee\n",
"furnitureeeeee away would reeeeeeally beeeeee any heeeeeelp to him. Sheeeeee thought just\n",
"theeeeee oppositeeeeee; theeeeee sight of theeeeee bareeeeee walls saddeeeeeeneeeeeed heeeeeer right to heeeeeer\n",
"heeeeeeart; and why wouldn't Greeeeeegor feeeeeeeeeeeel theeeeee sameeeeee way about it, heeeeee'd beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"useeeeeed to this furnitureeeeee in his room for a long timeeeeee and it would makeeeeee\n",
"him feeeeeeeeeeeel abandoneeeeeed to beeeeee in an eeeeeempty room likeeeeee that. Theeeeeen, quieeeeeetly,\n",
"almost whispeeeeeering as if wanting Greeeeeegor (whoseeeeee wheeeeeereeeeeeabouts sheeeeee did\n",
"not know) to heeeeeear not eeeeeeveeeeeen theeeeee toneeeeee of heeeeeer voiceeeeee, as sheeeeee was\n",
"convinceeeeeed that heeeeee did not undeeeeeerstand heeeeeer words, sheeeeee addeeeeeed \"and by\n",
"taking theeeeee furnitureeeeee away, won't it seeeeeeeeeeeem likeeeeee weeeeee'reeeeee showing that\n",
"weeeeee'veeeeee giveeeeeen up all hopeeeeee of improveeeeeemeeeeeent and weeeeee'reeeeee abandoning him to\n",
"copeeeeee for himseeeeeelf? I think it'd beeeeee beeeeeest to leeeeeeaveeeeee theeeeee room eeeeeexactly theeeeee\n",
"way it was beeeeeeforeeeeee so that wheeeeeen Greeeeeegor comeeeeees back to us again heeeeee'll\n",
"find eeeeeeveeeeeerything unchangeeeeeed and heeeeee'll beeeeee ableeeeee to forgeeeeeet theeeeee timeeeeee in\n",
"beeeeeetweeeeeeeeeeeen all theeeeee eeeeeeasieeeeeer\".\n",
"\n",
"Heeeeeearing theeeeeeseeeeee words from his motheeeeeer madeeeeee Greeeeeegor reeeeeealiseeeeee that theeeeee\n",
"lack of any direeeeeect human communication, along with theeeeee monotonous\n",
"lifeeeeee leeeeeed by theeeeee family during theeeeeeseeeeee two months, must haveeeeee madeeeeee him\n",
"confuseeeeeed - heeeeee could think of no otheeeeeer way of eeeeeexplaining to himseeeeeelf\n",
"why heeeeee had seeeeeeriously wanteeeeeed his room eeeeeemptieeeeeed out. Had heeeeee reeeeeeally\n",
"wanteeeeeed to transform his room into a caveeeeee, a warm room fitteeeeeed out\n",
"with theeeeee niceeeeee furnitureeeeee heeeeee had inheeeeeeriteeeeeed? That would haveeeeee leeeeeet him\n",
"crawl around unimpeeeeeedeeeeeed in any direeeeeection, but it would also haveeeeee leeeeeet\n",
"him quickly forgeeeeeet his past wheeeeeen heeeeee had still beeeeeeeeeeeen human. Heeeeee had\n",
"comeeeeee veeeeeery closeeeeee to forgeeeeeetting, and it had only beeeeeeeeeeeen theeeeee voiceeeeee of his\n",
"motheeeeeer, unheeeeeeard for so long, that had shakeeeeeen him out of it. Nothing\n",
"should beeeeee reeeeeemoveeeeeed; eeeeeeveeeeeerything had to stay; heeeeee could not do without\n",
"theeeeee good influeeeeeenceeeeee theeeeee furnitureeeeee had on his condition; and if theeeeee\n",
"furnitureeeeee madeeeeee it difficult for him to crawl about mindleeeeeessly that\n",
"was not a loss but a greeeeeeat advantageeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"His sisteeeeeer, unfortunateeeeeely, did not agreeeeeeeeeeee; sheeeeee had beeeeeecomeeeeee useeeeeed to theeeeee\n",
"ideeeeeea, not without reeeeeeason, that sheeeeee was Greeeeeegor's spokeeeeeesman to his\n",
"pareeeeeents about theeeeee things that conceeeeeerneeeeeed him. This meeeeeeant that his\n",
"motheeeeeer's adviceeeeee now was sufficieeeeeent reeeeeeason for heeeeeer to insist on\n",
"reeeeeemoving not only theeeeee cheeeeeest of draweeeeeers and theeeeee deeeeeesk, as sheeeeee had\n",
"thought at first, but all theeeeee furnitureeeeee apart from theeeeee all-important\n",
"couch. It was moreeeeee than childish peeeeeerveeeeeersity, of courseeeeee, or theeeeee\n",
"uneeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed confideeeeeenceeeeee sheeeeee had reeeeeeceeeeeently acquireeeeeed, that madeeeeee heeeeeer\n",
"insist; sheeeeee had indeeeeeeeeeeeed noticeeeeeed that Greeeeeegor neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed a lot of room to\n",
"crawl about in, wheeeeeereeeeeeas theeeeee furnitureeeeee, as far as anyoneeeeee could seeeeeeeeeeee,\n",
"was of no useeeeee to him at all. Girls of that ageeeeee, though, do beeeeeecomeeeeee\n",
"eeeeeenthusiastic about things and feeeeeeeeeeeel theeeeeey must geeeeeet theeeeeeir way wheeeeeeneeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"theeeeeey can. Peeeeeerhaps this was what teeeeeempteeeeeed Greeeeeeteeeeee to makeeeeee Greeeeeegor's\n",
"situation seeeeeeeeeeeem eeeeeeveeeeeen moreeeeee shocking than it was so that sheeeeee could do\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen moreeeeee for him. Greeeeeeteeeeee would probably beeeeee theeeeee only oneeeeee who would\n",
"dareeeeee eeeeeenteeeeeer a room dominateeeeeed by Greeeeeegor crawling about theeeeee bareeeeee walls\n",
"by himseeeeeelf.\n",
"\n",
"So sheeeeee reeeeeefuseeeeeed to leeeeeet heeeeeer motheeeeeer dissuadeeeeee heeeeeer. Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer\n",
"alreeeeeeady lookeeeeeed uneeeeeeasy in his room, sheeeeee soon stoppeeeeeed speeeeeeaking and\n",
"heeeeeelpeeeeeed Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer to geeeeeet theeeeee cheeeeeest of draweeeeeers out with what\n",
"streeeeeength sheeeeee had. Theeeeee cheeeeeest of draweeeeeers was someeeeeething that Greeeeeegor\n",
"could do without if heeeeee had to, but theeeeee writing deeeeeesk had to stay.\n",
"Hardly had theeeeee two womeeeeeen pusheeeeeed theeeeee cheeeeeest of draweeeeeers, groaning, out\n",
"of theeeeee room than Greeeeeegor pokeeeeeed his heeeeeead out from undeeeeeer theeeeee couch to\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeee what heeeeee could do about it. Heeeeee meeeeeeant to beeeeee as careeeeeeful and\n",
"consideeeeeerateeeeee as heeeeee could, but, unfortunateeeeeely, it was his motheeeeeer who\n",
"cameeeeee back first whileeeeee Greeeeeeteeeeee in theeeeee neeeeeext room had heeeeeer arms round theeeeee\n",
"cheeeeeest, pushing and pulling at it from sideeeeee to sideeeeee by heeeeeerseeeeeelf\n",
"without, of courseeeeee, moving it an inch. His motheeeeeer was not useeeeeed to\n",
"theeeeee sight of Greeeeeegor, heeeeee might haveeeeee madeeeeee heeeeeer ill, so Greeeeeegor hurrieeeeeed\n",
"backwards to theeeeee far eeeeeend of theeeeee couch. In his startleeeeeemeeeeeent, though,\n",
"heeeeee was not ableeeeee to preeeeeeveeeeeent theeeeee sheeeeeeeeeeeet at its front from moving a\n",
"littleeeeee. It was eeeeeenough to attract his motheeeeeer's atteeeeeention. Sheeeeee stood\n",
"veeeeeery still, reeeeeemaineeeeeed theeeeeereeeeee a momeeeeeent, and theeeeeen weeeeeent back out to\n",
"Greeeeeeteeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor keeeeeept trying to assureeeeee himseeeeeelf that nothing unusual was\n",
"happeeeeeening, it was just a feeeeeew pieeeeeeceeeeees of furnitureeeeee beeeeeeing moveeeeeed afteeeeeer\n",
"all, but heeeeee soon had to admit that theeeeee womeeeeeen going to and fro, theeeeeeir\n",
"littleeeeee calls to eeeeeeach otheeeeeer, theeeeee scraping of theeeeee furnitureeeeee on theeeeee\n",
"floor, all theeeeeeseeeeee things madeeeeee him feeeeeeeeeeeel as if heeeeee weeeeeereeeeee beeeeeeing assaileeeeeed\n",
"from all sideeeeees. With his heeeeeead and leeeeeegs pulleeeeeed in against him and\n",
"his body preeeeeesseeeeeed to theeeeee floor, heeeeee was forceeeeeed to admit to himseeeeeelf\n",
"that heeeeee could not stand all of this much longeeeeeer. Theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee eeeeeemptying\n",
"his room out; taking away eeeeeeveeeeeerything that was deeeeeear to him; theeeeeey had\n",
"alreeeeeeady takeeeeeen out theeeeee cheeeeeest containing his freeeeeetsaw and otheeeeeer tools;\n",
"now theeeeeey threeeeeeateeeeeeneeeeeed to reeeeeemoveeeeee theeeeee writing deeeeeesk with its placeeeeee\n",
"cleeeeeearly worn into theeeeee floor, theeeeee deeeeeesk wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee had doneeeeee his homeeeeeework\n",
"as a busineeeeeess traineeeeeeeeeeee, at high school, eeeeeeveeeeeen whileeeeee heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen at\n",
"infant school--heeeeee reeeeeeally could not wait any longeeeeeer to seeeeeeeeeeee wheeeeeetheeeeeer\n",
"theeeeee two womeeeeeen's inteeeeeentions weeeeeereeeeee good. Heeeeee had neeeeeearly forgotteeeeeen theeeeeey\n",
"weeeeeereeeeee theeeeeereeeeee anyway, as theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee now too tireeeeeed to say anything whileeeeee\n",
"theeeeeey workeeeeeed and heeeeee could only heeeeeear theeeeeeir feeeeeeeeeeeet as theeeeeey steeeeeeppeeeeeed\n",
"heeeeeeavily on theeeeee floor.\n",
"\n",
"So, whileeeeee theeeeee womeeeeeen weeeeeereeeeee leeeeeeant against theeeeee deeeeeesk in theeeeee otheeeeeer room\n",
"catching theeeeeeir breeeeeeath, heeeeee sallieeeeeed out, changeeeeeed direeeeeection four timeeeeees\n",
"not knowing what heeeeee should saveeeeee first beeeeeeforeeeeee his atteeeeeention was\n",
"suddeeeeeenly caught by theeeeee pictureeeeee on theeeeee wall - which was alreeeeeeady\n",
"deeeeeenudeeeeeed of eeeeeeveeeeeerything eeeeeelseeeeee that had beeeeeeeeeeeen on it - of theeeeee lady dreeeeeesseeeeeed\n",
"in copious fur. Heeeeee hurrieeeeeed up onto theeeeee pictureeeeee and preeeeeesseeeeeed himseeeeeelf\n",
"against its glass, it heeeeeeld him firmly and feeeeeelt good on his hot\n",
"beeeeeelly. This pictureeeeee at leeeeeeast, now totally coveeeeeereeeeeed by Greeeeeegor, would\n",
"ceeeeeertainly beeeeee takeeeeeen away by no-oneeeeee. Heeeeee turneeeeeed his heeeeeead to faceeeeee theeeeee\n",
"door into theeeeee living room so that heeeeee could watch theeeeee womeeeeeen wheeeeeen theeeeeey\n",
"cameeeeee back.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeeey had not alloweeeeeed theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees a long reeeeeest and cameeeeee back quiteeeeee\n",
"soon; Greeeeeeteeeeee had put heeeeeer arm around heeeeeer motheeeeeer and was neeeeeearly\n",
"carrying heeeeeer. \"What shall weeeeee takeeeeee now, theeeeeen?\", said Greeeeeeteeeeee and\n",
"lookeeeeeed around. Heeeeeer eeeeeeyeeeeees meeeeeet thoseeeeee of Greeeeeegor on theeeeee wall. Peeeeeerhaps\n",
"only beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeeer motheeeeeer was theeeeeereeeeee, sheeeeee reeeeeemaineeeeeed calm, beeeeeent heeeeeer faceeeeee\n",
"to heeeeeer so that sheeeeee would not look round and said, albeeeeeeit hurrieeeeeedly\n",
"and with a treeeeeemor in heeeeeer voiceeeeee: \"Comeeeeee on, leeeeeet's go back in theeeeee\n",
"living room for a whileeeeee?\" Greeeeeegor could seeeeeeeeeeee what Greeeeeeteeeeee had in mind,\n",
"sheeeeee wanteeeeeed to takeeeeee heeeeeer motheeeeeer someeeeeewheeeeeereeeeee safeeeeee and theeeeeen chaseeeeee him down\n",
"from theeeeee wall. Weeeeeell, sheeeeee could ceeeeeertainly try it! Heeeeee sat unyieeeeeelding\n",
"on his pictureeeeee. Heeeeee would ratheeeeeer jump at Greeeeeeteeeeee's faceeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"But Greeeeeeteeeeee's words had madeeeeee heeeeeer motheeeeeer quiteeeeee worrieeeeeed, sheeeeee steeeeeeppeeeeeed to\n",
"oneeeeee sideeeeee, saw theeeeee eeeeeenormous brown patch against theeeeee floweeeeeers of theeeeee\n",
"wallpapeeeeeer, and beeeeeeforeeeeee sheeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeen reeeeeealiseeeeeed it was Greeeeeegor that sheeeeee saw\n",
"screeeeeeameeeeeed: \"Oh God, oh God!\" Arms outstreeeeeetcheeeeeed, sheeeeee feeeeeell onto theeeeee\n",
"couch as if sheeeeee had giveeeeeen up eeeeeeveeeeeerything and stayeeeeeed theeeeeereeeeee immobileeeeee.\n",
"\"Greeeeeegor!\" shouteeeeeed his sisteeeeeer, gloweeeeeering at him and shaking heeeeeer fist.\n",
"That was theeeeee first word sheeeeee had spokeeeeeen to him direeeeeectly sinceeeeee his\n",
"transformation. Sheeeeee ran into theeeeee otheeeeeer room to feeeeeetch someeeeee kind of\n",
"smeeeeeelling salts to bring heeeeeer motheeeeeer out of heeeeeer faint; Greeeeeegor wanteeeeeed\n",
"to heeeeeelp too - heeeeee could saveeeeee his pictureeeeee lateeeeeer, although heeeeee stuck\n",
"fast to theeeeee glass and had to pull himseeeeeelf off by forceeeeee; theeeeeen heeeeee,\n",
"too, ran into theeeeee neeeeeext room as if heeeeee could adviseeeeee his sisteeeeeer likeeeeee in\n",
"theeeeee old days; but heeeeee had to just stand beeeeeehind heeeeeer doing nothing; sheeeeee\n",
"was looking into various bottleeeeees, heeeeee startleeeeeed heeeeeer wheeeeeen sheeeeee turneeeeeed\n",
"round; a bottleeeeee feeeeeell to theeeeee ground and brokeeeeee; a splinteeeeeer cut\n",
"Greeeeeegor's faceeeeee, someeeeee kind of caustic meeeeeedicineeeeee splasheeeeeed all oveeeeeer him;\n",
"now, without deeeeeelaying any longeeeeeer, Greeeeeeteeeeee took hold of all theeeeee bottleeeeees\n",
"sheeeeee could and ran with theeeeeem in to heeeeeer motheeeeeer; sheeeeee slammeeeeeed theeeeee door\n",
"shut with heeeeeer foot. So now Greeeeeegor was shut out from his motheeeeeer,\n",
"who, beeeeeecauseeeeee of him, might beeeeee neeeeeear to deeeeeeath; heeeeee could not opeeeeeen theeeeee\n",
"door if heeeeee did not want to chaseeeeee his sisteeeeeer away, and sheeeeee had to\n",
"stay with his motheeeeeer; theeeeeereeeeee was nothing for him to do but wait; and,\n",
"oppreeeeeesseeeeeed with anxieeeeeety and seeeeeelf-reeeeeeproach, heeeeee beeeeeegan to crawl about,\n",
"heeeeee crawleeeeeed oveeeeeer eeeeeeveeeeeerything, walls, furnitureeeeee, ceeeeeeiling, and finally\n",
"in his confusion as theeeeee wholeeeeee room beeeeeegan to spin around him heeeeee feeeeeell\n",
"down into theeeeee middleeeeee of theeeeee dinneeeeeer tableeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"Heeeeee lay theeeeeereeeeee for a whileeeeee, numb and immobileeeeee, all around him it was\n",
"quieeeeeet, maybeeeeee that was a good sign. Theeeeeen theeeeeereeeeee was someeeeeeoneeeeee at theeeeee\n",
"door. Theeeeee maid, of courseeeeee, had lockeeeeeed heeeeeerseeeeeelf in heeeeeer kitcheeeeeen so\n",
"that Greeeeeeteeeeee would haveeeeee to go and answeeeeeer it. His fatheeeeeer had arriveeeeeed\n",
"homeeeeee. \"What's happeeeeeeneeeeeed?\" weeeeeereeeeee his first words; Greeeeeeteeeeee's appeeeeeearanceeeeee\n",
"must haveeeeee madeeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeerything cleeeeeear to him. Sheeeeee answeeeeeereeeeeed him with\n",
"subdueeeeeed voiceeeeee, and opeeeeeenly preeeeeesseeeeeed heeeeeer faceeeeee into his cheeeeeest: \"Motheeeeeer's\n",
"fainteeeeeed, but sheeeeee's beeeeeetteeeeeer now. Greeeeeegor got out.\" \"Just as I\n",
"eeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed\", said his fatheeeeeer, \"just as I always said, but you womeeeeeen\n",
"wouldn't listeeeeeen, would you.\" It was cleeeeeear to Greeeeeegor that Greeeeeeteeeeee had\n",
"not said eeeeeenough and that his fatheeeeeer took it to meeeeeean that someeeeeething\n",
"bad had happeeeeeeneeeeeed, that heeeeee was reeeeeesponsibleeeeee for someeeeee act of violeeeeeenceeeeee.\n",
"That meeeeeeant Greeeeeegor would now haveeeeee to try to calm his fatheeeeeer, as heeeeee\n",
"did not haveeeeee theeeeee timeeeeee to eeeeeexplain things to him eeeeeeveeeeeen if that had beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"possibleeeeee. So heeeeee fleeeeeed to theeeeee door of his room and preeeeeesseeeeeed himseeeeeelf\n",
"against it so that his fatheeeeeer, wheeeeeen heeeeee cameeeeee in from theeeeee hall, could\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeee straight away that Greeeeeegor had theeeeee beeeeeest inteeeeeentions and would go\n",
"back into his room without deeeeeelay, that it would not beeeeee neeeeeeceeeeeessary to\n",
"driveeeeee him back but that theeeeeey had only to opeeeeeen theeeeee door and heeeeee would\n",
"disappeeeeeear.\n",
"\n",
"His fatheeeeeer, though, was not in theeeeee mood to noticeeeeee subtleeeeeetieeeeees likeeeeee\n",
"that; \"Ah!\", heeeeee shouteeeeeed as heeeeee cameeeeee in, sounding as if heeeeee weeeeeereeeeee both\n",
"angry and glad at theeeeee sameeeeee timeeeeee. Greeeeeegor dreeeeeew his heeeeeead back from theeeeee\n",
"door and lifteeeeeed it towards his fatheeeeeer. Heeeeee reeeeeeally had not imagineeeeeed\n",
"his fatheeeeeer theeeeee way heeeeee stood theeeeeereeeeee now; of lateeeeee, with his neeeeeew habit\n",
"of crawling about, heeeeee had neeeeeegleeeeeecteeeeeed to pay atteeeeeention to what was\n",
"going on theeeeee reeeeeest of theeeeee flat theeeeee way heeeeee had doneeeeee beeeeeeforeeeeee. Heeeeee reeeeeeally\n",
"ought to haveeeeee eeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed things to haveeeeee changeeeeeed, but still, still, was\n",
"that reeeeeeally his fatheeeeeer? Theeeeee sameeeeee tireeeeeed man as useeeeeed to beeeeee laying\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee eeeeeentombeeeeeed in his beeeeeed wheeeeeen Greeeeeegor cameeeeee back from his busineeeeeess\n",
"trips, who would reeeeeeceeeeeeiveeeeee him sitting in theeeeee armchair in his\n",
"nightgown wheeeeeen heeeeee cameeeeee back in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeenings; who was hardly eeeeeeveeeeeen\n",
"ableeeeee to stand up but, as a sign of his pleeeeeeasureeeeee, would just raiseeeeee\n",
"his arms and who, on theeeeee coupleeeeee of timeeeeees a yeeeeeear wheeeeeen theeeeeey weeeeeent for a\n",
"walk togeeeeeetheeeeeer on a Sunday or public holiday wrappeeeeeed up tightly in\n",
"his oveeeeeercoat beeeeeetweeeeeeeeeeeen Greeeeeegor and his motheeeeeer, would always labour his\n",
"way forward a littleeeeee moreeeeee slowly than theeeeeem, who weeeeeereeeeee alreeeeeeady walking\n",
"slowly for his sakeeeeee; who would placeeeeee his stick down careeeeeefully and,\n",
"if heeeeee wanteeeeeed to say someeeeeething would invariably stop and gatheeeeeer his\n",
"companions around him. Heeeeee was standing up straight eeeeeenough now;\n",
"dreeeeeesseeeeeed in a smart blueeeeee uniform with gold buttons, theeeeee sort worn by\n",
"theeeeee eeeeeemployeeeeeeeeeeees at theeeeee banking instituteeeeee; aboveeeeee theeeeee high, stiff collar\n",
"of theeeeee coat his strong doubleeeeee-chin eeeeeemeeeeeergeeeeeed; undeeeeeer theeeeee bushy\n",
"eeeeeeyeeeeeebrows, his pieeeeeercing, dark eeeeeeyeeeeees lookeeeeeed out freeeeeesh and aleeeeeert; his\n",
"normally unkeeeeeempt whiteeeeee hair was combeeeeeed down painfully closeeeeee to his\n",
"scalp. Heeeeee took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, someeeeee\n",
"bank, and threeeeeew it in an arc right across theeeeee room onto theeeeee sofa,\n",
"put his hands in his trouseeeeeer pockeeeeeets, pushing back theeeeee bottom of his\n",
"long uniform coat, and, with look of deeeeeeteeeeeermination, walkeeeeeed towards\n",
"Greeeeeegor. Heeeeee probably did not eeeeeeveeeeeen know himseeeeeelf what heeeeee had in mind,\n",
"but noneeeeeetheeeeeeleeeeeess lifteeeeeed his feeeeeeeeeeeet unusually high. Greeeeeegor was amazeeeeeed\n",
"at theeeeee eeeeeenormous sizeeeeee of theeeeee soleeeeees of his boots, but wasteeeeeed no timeeeeee\n",
"with that - heeeeee kneeeeeew full weeeeeell, right from theeeeee first day of his neeeeeew\n",
"lifeeeeee, that his fatheeeeeer thought it neeeeeeceeeeeessary to always beeeeee eeeeeextreeeeeemeeeeeely\n",
"strict with him. And so heeeeee ran up to his fatheeeeeer, stoppeeeeeed wheeeeeen his\n",
"fatheeeeeer stoppeeeeeed, scurrieeeeeed forwards again wheeeeeen heeeeee moveeeeeed, eeeeeeveeeeeen\n",
"slightly. In this way theeeeeey weeeeeent round theeeeee room seeeeeeveeeeeeral timeeeeees\n",
"without anything deeeeeecisiveeeeee happeeeeeening, without eeeeeeveeeeeen giving theeeeee\n",
"impreeeeeession of a chaseeeeee as eeeeeeveeeeeerything weeeeeent so slowly. Greeeeeegor reeeeeemaineeeeeed\n",
"all this timeeeeee on theeeeee floor, largeeeeeely beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeee feeeeeeareeeeeed his fatheeeeeer\n",
"might seeeeeeeeeeee it as eeeeeespeeeeeecially provoking if heeeeee fleeeeeed onto theeeeee wall or\n",
"ceeeeeeiling. Whateeeeeeveeeeeer heeeeee did, Greeeeeegor had to admit that heeeeee ceeeeeertainly\n",
"would not beeeeee ableeeeee to keeeeeeeeeeeep up this running about for long, as for\n",
"eeeeeeach steeeeeep his fatheeeeeer took heeeeee had to carry out countleeeeeess moveeeeeemeeeeeents.\n",
"Heeeeee beeeeeecameeeeee noticeeeeeeably short of breeeeeeath, eeeeeeveeeeeen in his eeeeeearlieeeeeer lifeeeeee his\n",
"lungs had not beeeeeeeeeeeen veeeeeery reeeeeeliableeeeee. Now, as heeeeee lurcheeeeeed about in his\n",
"eeeeeefforts to musteeeeeer all theeeeee streeeeeength heeeeee could for running heeeeee could\n",
"hardly keeeeeeeeeeeep his eeeeeeyeeeeees opeeeeeen; his thoughts beeeeeecameeeeee too slow for him to\n",
"think of any otheeeeeer way of saving himseeeeeelf than running; heeeeee almost\n",
"forgot that theeeeee walls weeeeeereeeeee theeeeeereeeeee for him to useeeeee although, heeeeeereeeeee, theeeeeey\n",
"weeeeeereeeeee conceeeeeealeeeeeed beeeeeehind careeeeeefully carveeeeeed furnitureeeeee full of notcheeeeees and\n",
"protrusions - theeeeeen, right beeeeeesideeeeee him, lightly tosseeeeeed, someeeeeething fleeeeeew\n",
"down and rolleeeeeed in front of him. It was an appleeeeee; theeeeeen anotheeeeeer oneeeeee\n",
"immeeeeeediateeeeeely fleeeeeew at him; Greeeeeegor frozeeeeee in shock; theeeeeereeeeee was no longeeeeeer\n",
"any point in running as his fatheeeeeer had deeeeeecideeeeeed to bombard him. Heeeeee\n",
"had filleeeeeed his pockeeeeeets with fruit from theeeeee bowl on theeeeee sideeeeeeboard and\n",
"now, without eeeeeeveeeeeen taking theeeeee timeeeeee for careeeeeeful aim, threeeeeew oneeeeee appleeeeee\n",
"afteeeeeer anotheeeeeer. Theeeeeeseeeeee littleeeeee, reeeeeed appleeeeees rolleeeeeed about on theeeeee floor,\n",
"knocking into eeeeeeach otheeeeeer as if theeeeeey had eeeeeeleeeeeectric motors. An appleeeeee\n",
"thrown without much forceeeeee glanceeeeeed against Greeeeeegor's back and slid off\n",
"without doing any harm. Anotheeeeeer oneeeeee howeeeeeeveeeeeer, immeeeeeediateeeeeely following\n",
"it, hit squareeeeeely and lodgeeeeeed in his back; Greeeeeegor wanteeeeeed to drag\n",
"himseeeeeelf away, as if heeeeee could reeeeeemoveeeeee theeeeee surprising, theeeeee increeeeeedibleeeeee\n",
"pain by changing his position; but heeeeee feeeeeelt as if naileeeeeed to theeeeee spot\n",
"and spreeeeeead himseeeeeelf out, all his seeeeeenseeeeees in confusion. Theeeeee last thing\n",
"heeeeee saw was theeeeee door of his room beeeeeeing pulleeeeeed opeeeeeen, his sisteeeeeer was\n",
"screeeeeeaming, his motheeeeeer ran out in front of heeeeeer in heeeeeer blouseeeeee (as his\n",
"sisteeeeeer had takeeeeeen off someeeeee of heeeeeer clotheeeeees afteeeeeer sheeeeee had fainteeeeeed to\n",
"makeeeeee it eeeeeeasieeeeeer for heeeeeer to breeeeeeatheeeeee), sheeeeee ran to his fatheeeeeer, heeeeeer\n",
"skirts unfasteeeeeeneeeeeed and sliding oneeeeee afteeeeeer anotheeeeeer to theeeeee ground,\n",
"stumbling oveeeeeer theeeeee skirts sheeeeee pusheeeeeed heeeeeerseeeeeelf to his fatheeeeeer, heeeeeer arms\n",
"around him, uniting heeeeeerseeeeeelf with him totally - now Greeeeeegor lost his\n",
"ability to seeeeeeeeeeee anything - heeeeeer hands beeeeeehind his fatheeeeeer's heeeeeead beeeeeegging\n",
"him to spareeeeee Greeeeeegor's lifeeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"III\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"No-oneeeeee dareeeeeed to reeeeeemoveeeeee theeeeee appleeeeee lodgeeeeeed in Greeeeeegor's fleeeeeesh, so it\n",
"reeeeeemaineeeeeed theeeeeereeeeee as a visibleeeeee reeeeeemindeeeeeer of his injury. Heeeeee had suffeeeeeereeeeeed\n",
"it theeeeeereeeeee for moreeeeee than a month, and his condition seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed seeeeeerious\n",
"eeeeeenough to reeeeeemind eeeeeeveeeeeen his fatheeeeeer that Greeeeeegor, deeeeeespiteeeeee his curreeeeeent\n",
"sad and reeeeeevolting form, was a family meeeeeembeeeeeer who could not beeeeee treeeeeeateeeeeed\n",
"as an eeeeeeneeeeeemy. On theeeeee contrary, as a family theeeeeereeeeee was a duty to\n",
"swallow any reeeeeevulsion for him and to beeeeee patieeeeeent, just to beeeeee patieeeeeent.\n",
"\n",
"Beeeeeecauseeeeee of his injurieeeeees, Greeeeeegor had lost much of his mobility -\n",
"probably peeeeeermaneeeeeently. Heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen reeeeeeduceeeeeed to theeeeee condition of an\n",
"ancieeeeeent invalid and it took him long, long minuteeeeees to crawl across\n",
"his room - crawling oveeeeeer theeeeee ceeeeeeiling was out of theeeeee queeeeeestion - but\n",
"this deeeeeeteeeeeerioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) madeeeeee\n",
"up for by theeeeee door to theeeeee living room beeeeeeing leeeeeeft opeeeeeen eeeeeeveeeeeery eeeeeeveeeeeening.\n",
"Heeeeee got into theeeeee habit of closeeeeeely watching it for oneeeeee or two hours\n",
"beeeeeeforeeeeee it was opeeeeeeneeeeeed and theeeeeen, lying in theeeeee darkneeeeeess of his room\n",
"wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee could not beeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen from theeeeee living room, heeeeee could watch theeeeee\n",
"family in theeeeee light of theeeeee dinneeeeeer tableeeeee and listeeeeeen to theeeeeeir\n",
"conveeeeeersation - with eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee's peeeeeermission, in a way, and thus quiteeeeee\n",
"diffeeeeeereeeeeently from beeeeeeforeeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeeey no longeeeeeer heeeeeeld theeeeee liveeeeeely conveeeeeersations of eeeeeearlieeeeeer timeeeeees, of\n",
"courseeeeee, theeeeee oneeeeees that Greeeeeegor always thought about with longing wheeeeeen\n",
"heeeeee was tireeeeeed and geeeeeetting into theeeeee damp beeeeeed in someeeeee small hoteeeeeel room.\n",
"All of theeeeeem weeeeeereeeeee usually veeeeeery quieeeeeet nowadays. Soon afteeeeeer dinneeeeeer,\n",
"his fatheeeeeer would go to sleeeeeeeeeeeep in his chair; his motheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer\n",
"would urgeeeeee eeeeeeach otheeeeeer to beeeeee quieeeeeet; his motheeeeeer, beeeeeent deeeeeeeeeeeeply undeeeeeer theeeeee\n",
"lamp, would seeeeeew fancy undeeeeeerweeeeeear for a fashion shop; his sisteeeeeer, who\n",
"had takeeeeeen a saleeeeees job, leeeeeearneeeeeed shorthand and Freeeeeench in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeenings\n",
"so that sheeeeee might beeeeee ableeeeee to geeeeeet a beeeeeetteeeeeer position lateeeeeer on.\n",
"Someeeeeetimeeeeees his fatheeeeeer would wakeeeeee up and say to Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer\n",
"\"you'reeeeee doing so much seeeeeewing again today!\", as if heeeeee did not know\n",
"that heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen dozing - and theeeeeen heeeeee would go back to sleeeeeeeeeeeep again\n",
"whileeeeee motheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer would eeeeeexchangeeeeee a tireeeeeed grin.\n",
"\n",
"With a kind of stubbornneeeeeess, Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer reeeeeefuseeeeeed to takeeeeee his\n",
"uniform off eeeeeeveeeeeen at homeeeeee; whileeeeee his nightgown hung unuseeeeeed on its peeeeeeg\n",
"Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer would slumbeeeeeer wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee was, fully dreeeeeesseeeeeed, as if\n",
"always reeeeeeady to seeeeeerveeeeee and eeeeeexpeeeeeecting to heeeeeear theeeeee voiceeeeee of his\n",
"supeeeeeerior eeeeeeveeeeeen heeeeeereeeeee. Theeeeee uniform had not beeeeeeeeeeeen neeeeeew to start with, but\n",
"as a reeeeeesult of this it slowly beeeeeecameeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeen shabbieeeeeer deeeeeespiteeeeee theeeeee\n",
"eeeeeefforts of Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer to look afteeeeeer it. Greeeeeegor\n",
"would ofteeeeeen speeeeeend theeeeee wholeeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening looking at all theeeeee stains on\n",
"this coat, with its gold buttons always keeeeeept polisheeeeeed and shiny,\n",
"whileeeeee theeeeee old man in it would sleeeeeeeeeeeep, highly uncomfortableeeeee but\n",
"peeeeeeaceeeeeeful.\n",
"\n",
"As soon as it struck teeeeeen, Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer would speeeeeeak geeeeeently to his\n",
"fatheeeeeer to wakeeeeee him and try to peeeeeersuadeeeeee him to go to beeeeeed, as heeeeee\n",
"couldn't sleeeeeeeeeeeep propeeeeeerly wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee was and heeeeee reeeeeeally had to geeeeeet his\n",
"sleeeeeeeeeeeep if heeeeee was to beeeeee up at six to geeeeeet to work. But sinceeeeee heeeeee had\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen in work heeeeee had beeeeeecomeeeeee moreeeeee obstinateeeeee and would always insist on\n",
"staying longeeeeeer at theeeeee tableeeeee, eeeeeeveeeeeen though heeeeee reeeeeegularly feeeeeell asleeeeeeeeeeeep\n",
"and it was theeeeeen hardeeeeeer than eeeeeeveeeeeer to peeeeeersuadeeeeee him to eeeeeexchangeeeeee theeeeee\n",
"chair for his beeeeeed. Theeeeeen, howeeeeeeveeeeeer much motheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer would\n",
"importuneeeeee him with littleeeeee reeeeeeproacheeeeees and warnings heeeeee would keeeeeeeeeeeep\n",
"slowly shaking his heeeeeead for a quarteeeeeer of an hour with his eeeeeeyeeeeees\n",
"closeeeeeed and reeeeeefusing to geeeeeet up. Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer would tug at his\n",
"sleeeeeeeeeeeeveeeeee, whispeeeeeer eeeeeendeeeeeearmeeeeeents into his eeeeeear, Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer would\n",
"leeeeeeaveeeeee heeeeeer work to heeeeeelp heeeeeer motheeeeeer, but nothing would haveeeeee any eeeeeeffeeeeeect\n",
"on him. Heeeeee would just sink deeeeeeeeeeeepeeeeeer into his chair. Only wheeeeeen theeeeee\n",
"two womeeeeeen took him undeeeeeer theeeeee arms heeeeee would abruptly opeeeeeen his eeeeeeyeeeeees,\n",
"look at theeeeeem oneeeeee afteeeeeer theeeeee otheeeeeer and say: \"What a lifeeeeee! This is what\n",
"peeeeeeaceeeeee I geeeeeet in my old ageeeeee!\" And supporteeeeeed by theeeeee two womeeeeeen heeeeee would\n",
"lift himseeeeeelf up careeeeeefully as if heeeeee weeeeeereeeeee carrying theeeeee greeeeeeateeeeeest load\n",
"himseeeeeelf, leeeeeet theeeeee womeeeeeen takeeeeee him to theeeeee door, seeeeeend theeeeeem off and carry\n",
"on by himseeeeeelf whileeeeee Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer would throw down heeeeeer neeeeeeeeeeeedleeeeee and\n",
"his sisteeeeeer heeeeeer peeeeeen so that theeeeeey could run afteeeeeer his fatheeeeeer and\n",
"continueeeeee beeeeeeing of heeeeeelp to him.\n",
"\n",
"Who, in this tireeeeeed and oveeeeeerworkeeeeeed family, would haveeeeee had timeeeeee to\n",
"giveeeeee moreeeeee atteeeeeention to Greeeeeegor than was absoluteeeeeely neeeeeeceeeeeessary? Theeeeee\n",
"houseeeeeehold budgeeeeeet beeeeeecameeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeen smalleeeeeer; so now theeeeee maid was dismisseeeeeed;\n",
"an eeeeeenormous, thick-boneeeeeed charwoman with whiteeeeee hair that flappeeeeeed\n",
"around heeeeeer heeeeeead cameeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeery morning and eeeeeeveeeeeening to do theeeeee heeeeeeavieeeeeest\n",
"work; eeeeeeveeeeeerything eeeeeelseeeeee was lookeeeeeed afteeeeeer by Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer on top of\n",
"theeeeee largeeeeee amount of seeeeeewing work sheeeeee did. Greeeeeegor eeeeeeveeeeeen leeeeeearneeeeeed,\n",
"listeeeeeening to theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening conveeeeeersation about what priceeeeee theeeeeey had\n",
"hopeeeeeed for, that seeeeeeveeeeeeral iteeeeeems of jeeeeeeweeeeeelleeeeeery beeeeeelonging to theeeeee family\n",
"had beeeeeeeeeeeen sold, eeeeeeveeeeeen though both motheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer had beeeeeeeeeeeen veeeeeery fond\n",
"of weeeeeearing theeeeeem at functions and ceeeeeeleeeeeebrations. But theeeeee loudeeeeeest\n",
"complaint was that although theeeeee flat was much too big for theeeeeeir\n",
"preeeeeeseeeeeent circumstanceeeeees, theeeeeey could not moveeeeee out of it, theeeeeereeeeee was no\n",
"imaginableeeeee way of transfeeeeeerring Greeeeeegor to theeeeee neeeeeew addreeeeeess. Heeeeee could\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeee quiteeeeee weeeeeell, though, that theeeeeereeeeee weeeeeereeeeee moreeeeee reeeeeeasons than\n",
"consideeeeeeration for him that madeeeeee it difficult for theeeeeem to moveeeeee, it\n",
"would haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen quiteeeeee eeeeeeasy to transport him in any suitableeeeee crateeeeee\n",
"with a feeeeeew air holeeeeees in it; theeeeee main thing holding theeeeee family back\n",
"from theeeeeeir deeeeeecision to moveeeeee was much moreeeeee to do with theeeeeeir total\n",
"deeeeeespair, and theeeeee thought that theeeeeey had beeeeeeeeeeeen struck with a misfortuneeeeee\n",
"unlikeeeeee anything eeeeeexpeeeeeerieeeeeenceeeeeed by anyoneeeeee eeeeeelseeeeee theeeeeey kneeeeeew or weeeeeereeeeee reeeeeelateeeeeed\n",
"to. Theeeeeey carrieeeeeed out absoluteeeeeely eeeeeeveeeeeerything that theeeeee world eeeeeexpeeeeeects\n",
"from poor peeeeeeopleeeeee, Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer brought bank eeeeeemployeeeeeeeeeeees theeeeeeir\n",
"breeeeeeakfast, his motheeeeeer sacrificeeeeeed heeeeeerseeeeeelf by washing clotheeeeees for\n",
"strangeeeeeers, his sisteeeeeer ran back and forth beeeeeehind heeeeeer deeeeeesk at theeeeee\n",
"beeeeeeheeeeeest of theeeeee customeeeeeers, but theeeeeey just did not haveeeeee theeeeee streeeeeength to\n",
"do any moreeeeee. And theeeeee injury in Greeeeeegor's back beeeeeegan to hurt as much\n",
"as wheeeeeen it was neeeeeew. Afteeeeeer theeeeeey had comeeeeee back from taking his fatheeeeeer\n",
"to beeeeeed Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer and sisteeeeeer would now leeeeeeaveeeeee theeeeeeir work wheeeeeereeeeee\n",
"it was and sit closeeeeee togeeeeeetheeeeeer, cheeeeeeeeeeeek to cheeeeeeeeeeeek; his motheeeeeer would\n",
"point to Greeeeeegor's room and say \"Closeeeeee that door, Greeeeeeteeeeee\", and theeeeeen,\n",
"wheeeeeen heeeeee was in theeeeee dark again, theeeeeey would sit in theeeeee neeeeeext room and\n",
"theeeeeeir teeeeeears would mingleeeeee, or theeeeeey would simply sit theeeeeereeeeee staring\n",
"dry-eeeeeeyeeeeeed at theeeeee tableeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor hardly sleeeeeept at all, eeeeeeitheeeeeer night or day. Someeeeeetimeeeeees heeeeee would\n",
"think of taking oveeeeeer theeeeee family's affairs, just likeeeeee beeeeeeforeeeeee, theeeeee\n",
"neeeeeext timeeeeee theeeeee door was opeeeeeeneeeeeed; heeeeee had long forgotteeeeeen about his boss\n",
"and theeeeee chieeeeeef cleeeeeerk, but theeeeeey would appeeeeeear again in his thoughts,\n",
"theeeeee saleeeeeesmeeeeeen and theeeeee appreeeeeenticeeeeees, that stupid teeeeeeaboy, two or threeeeeeeeeeee\n",
"frieeeeeends from otheeeeeer busineeeeeesseeeeees, oneeeeee of theeeeee chambeeeeeermaids from a\n",
"provincial hoteeeeeel, a teeeeeendeeeeeer meeeeeemory that appeeeeeeareeeeeed and disappeeeeeeareeeeeed\n",
"again, a cashieeeeeer from a hat shop for whom his atteeeeeention had beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"seeeeeerious but too slow, - all of theeeeeem appeeeeeeareeeeeed to him, mixeeeeeed togeeeeeetheeeeeer\n",
"with strangeeeeeers and otheeeeeers heeeeee had forgotteeeeeen, but insteeeeeead of heeeeeelping\n",
"him and his family theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee all of theeeeeem inacceeeeeessibleeeeee, and heeeeee was\n",
"glad wheeeeeen theeeeeey disappeeeeeeareeeeeed. Otheeeeeer timeeeeees heeeeee was not at all in theeeeee\n",
"mood to look afteeeeeer his family, heeeeee was filleeeeeed with simpleeeeee rageeeeee about\n",
"theeeeee lack of atteeeeeention heeeeee was shown, and although heeeeee could think of\n",
"nothing heeeeee would haveeeeee wanteeeeeed, heeeeee madeeeeee plans of how heeeeee could geeeeeet into\n",
"theeeeee pantry wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee could takeeeeee all theeeeee things heeeeee was eeeeeentitleeeeeed to,\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen if heeeeee was not hungry. Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer no longeeeeeer thought about\n",
"how sheeeeee could pleeeeeeaseeeeee him but would hurrieeeeeedly push someeeeee food or otheeeeeer\n",
"into his room with heeeeeer foot beeeeeeforeeeeee sheeeeee rusheeeeeed out to work in theeeeee\n",
"morning and at midday, and in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening sheeeeee would sweeeeeeeeeeeep it away\n",
"again with theeeeee broom, indiffeeeeeereeeeeent as to wheeeeeetheeeeeer it had beeeeeeeeeeeen eeeeeeateeeeeen or\n",
"- moreeeeee ofteeeeeen than not - had beeeeeeeeeeeen leeeeeeft totally untoucheeeeeed. Sheeeeee still\n",
"cleeeeeeareeeeeed up theeeeee room in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening, but now sheeeeee could not haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"any quickeeeeeer about it. Smeeeeeears of dirt weeeeeereeeeee leeeeeeft on theeeeee walls, heeeeeereeeeee\n",
"and theeeeeereeeeee weeeeeereeeeee littleeeeee balls of dust and filth. At first, Greeeeeegor\n",
"weeeeeent into oneeeeee of theeeeee worst of theeeeeeseeeeee placeeeeees wheeeeeen his sisteeeeeer arriveeeeeed\n",
"as a reeeeeeproach to heeeeeer, but heeeeee could haveeeeee stayeeeeeed theeeeeereeeeee for weeeeeeeeeeeeks\n",
"without his sisteeeeeer doing anything about it; sheeeeee could seeeeeeeeeeee theeeeee dirt\n",
"as weeeeeell as heeeeee could but sheeeeee had simply deeeeeecideeeeeed to leeeeeeaveeeeee him to it.\n",
"At theeeeee sameeeeee timeeeeee sheeeeee beeeeeecameeeeee touchy in a way that was quiteeeeee neeeeeew for\n",
"heeeeeer and which eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee in theeeeee family undeeeeeerstood - cleeeeeeaning up\n",
"Greeeeeegor's room was for heeeeeer and heeeeeer aloneeeeee. Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer did onceeeeee\n",
"thoroughly cleeeeeean his room, and neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed to useeeeee seeeeeeveeeeeeral buckeeeeeetfuls of\n",
"wateeeeeer to do it - although that much dampneeeeeess also madeeeeee Greeeeeegor ill\n",
"and heeeeee lay flat on theeeeee couch, bitteeeeeer and immobileeeeee. But his motheeeeeer\n",
"was to beeeeee punisheeeeeed still moreeeeee for what sheeeeee had doneeeeee, as hardly had\n",
"his sisteeeeeer arriveeeeeed homeeeeee in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening than sheeeeee noticeeeeeed theeeeee changeeeeee\n",
"in Greeeeeegor's room and, highly aggrieeeeeeveeeeeed, ran back into theeeeee living\n",
"room wheeeeeereeeeee, deeeeeespiteeeeee heeeeeer motheeeeeers raiseeeeeed and imploring hands, sheeeeee\n",
"brokeeeeee into convulsiveeeeee teeeeeears. Heeeeeer fatheeeeeer, of courseeeeee, was startleeeeeed\n",
"out of his chair and theeeeee two pareeeeeents lookeeeeeed on astonisheeeeeed and\n",
"heeeeeelpleeeeeess; theeeeeen theeeeeey, too, beeeeeecameeeeee agitateeeeeed; Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer, standing\n",
"to theeeeee right of his motheeeeeer, accuseeeeeed heeeeeer of not leeeeeeaving theeeeee cleeeeeeaning\n",
"of Greeeeeegor's room to his sisteeeeeer; from heeeeeer leeeeeeft, Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer\n",
"screeeeeeameeeeeed at heeeeeer that sheeeeee was neeeeeeveeeeeer to cleeeeeean Greeeeeegor's room again;\n",
"whileeeeee his motheeeeeer trieeeeeed to draw his fatheeeeeer, who was beeeeeesideeeeee himseeeeeelf\n",
"with angeeeeeer, into theeeeee beeeeeedroom; his sisteeeeeer, quaking with teeeeeears,\n",
"thumpeeeeeed on theeeeee tableeeeee with heeeeeer small fists; and Greeeeeegor hisseeeeeed in\n",
"angeeeeeer that no-oneeeeee had eeeeeeveeeeeen thought of closing theeeeee door to saveeeeee him\n",
"theeeeee sight of this and all its noiseeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer was eeeeeexhausteeeeeed from going out to work, and looking\n",
"afteeeeeer Greeeeeegor as sheeeeee had doneeeeee beeeeeeforeeeeee was eeeeeeveeeeeen moreeeeee work for heeeeeer, but\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen so his motheeeeeer ought ceeeeeertainly not to haveeeeee takeeeeeen heeeeeer placeeeeee.\n",
"Greeeeeegor, on theeeeee otheeeeeer hand, ought not to beeeeee neeeeeegleeeeeecteeeeeed. Now, though,\n",
"theeeeee charwoman was heeeeeereeeeee. This eeeeeeldeeeeeerly widow, with a robust boneeeeee\n",
"structureeeeee that madeeeeee heeeeeer ableeeeee to withstand theeeeee hardeeeeeest of things in\n",
"heeeeeer long lifeeeeee, wasn't reeeeeeally reeeeeepeeeeeelleeeeeed by Greeeeeegor. Just by chanceeeeee oneeeeee\n",
"day, ratheeeeeer than any reeeeeeal curiosity, sheeeeee opeeeeeeneeeeeed theeeeee door to Greeeeeegor's\n",
"room and found heeeeeerseeeeeelf faceeeeee to faceeeeee with him. Heeeeee was takeeeeeen totally\n",
"by surpriseeeeee, no-oneeeeee was chasing him but heeeeee beeeeeegan to rush to and fro\n",
"whileeeeee sheeeeee just stood theeeeeereeeeee in amazeeeeeemeeeeeent with heeeeeer hands crosseeeeeed in\n",
"front of heeeeeer. From theeeeeen on sheeeeee neeeeeeveeeeeer faileeeeeed to opeeeeeen theeeeee door\n",
"slightly eeeeeeveeeeeery eeeeeeveeeeeening and morning and look brieeeeeefly in on him. At\n",
"first sheeeeee would call to him as sheeeeee did so with words that sheeeeee\n",
"probably consideeeeeereeeeeed frieeeeeendly, such as \"comeeeeee on theeeeeen, you old\n",
"dung-beeeeeeeeeeeetleeeeee!\", or \"look at theeeeee old dung-beeeeeeeeeeeetleeeeee theeeeeereeeeee!\" Greeeeeegor neeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"reeeeeespondeeeeeed to beeeeeeing spokeeeeeen to in that way, but just reeeeeemaineeeeeed wheeeeeereeeeee heeeeee\n",
"was without moving as if theeeeee door had neeeeeeveeeeeer eeeeeeveeeeeen beeeeeeeeeeeen opeeeeeeneeeeeed. If\n",
"only theeeeeey had told this charwoman to cleeeeeean up his room eeeeeeveeeeeery day\n",
"insteeeeeead of leeeeeetting heeeeeer disturb him for no reeeeeeason wheeeeeeneeeeeeveeeeeer sheeeeee feeeeeelt\n",
"likeeeeee it! Oneeeeee day, eeeeeearly in theeeeee morning whileeeeee a heeeeeeavy rain struck theeeeee\n",
"windowpaneeeeees, peeeeeerhaps indicating that spring was coming, sheeeeee beeeeeegan to\n",
"speeeeeeak to him in that way onceeeeee again. Greeeeeegor was so reeeeeeseeeeeentful of it\n",
"that heeeeee starteeeeeed to moveeeeee toward heeeeeer, heeeeee was slow and infirm, but it\n",
"was likeeeeee a kind of attack. Insteeeeeead of beeeeeeing afraid, theeeeee charwoman\n",
"just lifteeeeeed up oneeeeee of theeeeee chairs from neeeeeear theeeeee door and stood theeeeeereeeeee\n",
"with heeeeeer mouth opeeeeeen, cleeeeeearly inteeeeeending not to closeeeeee heeeeeer mouth until\n",
"theeeeee chair in heeeeeer hand had beeeeeeeeeeeen slammeeeeeed down into Greeeeeegor's back.\n",
"\"Areeeeeen't you coming any closeeeeeer, theeeeeen?\", sheeeeee askeeeeeed wheeeeeen Greeeeeegor turneeeeeed\n",
"round again, and sheeeeee calmly put theeeeee chair back in theeeeee corneeeeeer.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor had almost eeeeeentireeeeeely stoppeeeeeed eeeeeeating. Only if heeeeee happeeeeeeneeeeeed to\n",
"find himseeeeeelf neeeeeext to theeeeee food that had beeeeeeeeeeeen preeeeeepareeeeeed for him heeeeee\n",
"might takeeeeee someeeeee of it into his mouth to play with it, leeeeeeaveeeeee it theeeeeereeeeee\n",
"a feeeeeew hours and theeeeeen, moreeeeee ofteeeeeen than not, spit it out again. At\n",
"first heeeeee thought it was distreeeeeess at theeeeee stateeeeee of his room that\n",
"stoppeeeeeed him eeeeeeating, but heeeeee had soon got useeeeeed to theeeeee changeeeeees madeeeeee\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee. Theeeeeey had got into theeeeee habit of putting things into this room\n",
"that theeeeeey had no room for anywheeeeeereeeeee eeeeeelseeeeee, and theeeeeereeeeee weeeeeereeeeee now many\n",
"such things as oneeeeee of theeeeee rooms in theeeeee flat had beeeeeeeeeeeen reeeeeenteeeeeed out to\n",
"threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen. Theeeeeeseeeeee eeeeeearneeeeeest geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen - all threeeeeeeeeeee of theeeeeem had\n",
"full beeeeeeards, as Greeeeeegor leeeeeearneeeeeed peeeeeeeeeeeering through theeeeee crack in theeeeee door\n",
"oneeeeee day - weeeeeereeeeee painfully insisteeeeeent on things' beeeeeeing tidy. This\n",
"meeeeeeant not only in theeeeeeir own room but, sinceeeeee theeeeeey had takeeeeeen a room in\n",
"this eeeeeestablishmeeeeeent, in theeeeee eeeeeentireeeeee flat and eeeeeespeeeeeecially in theeeeee\n",
"kitcheeeeeen. Unneeeeeeceeeeeessary clutteeeeeer was someeeeeething theeeeeey could not toleeeeeerateeeeee,\n",
"eeeeeespeeeeeecially if it was dirty. Theeeeeey had moreeeeeeoveeeeeer brought most of theeeeeeir\n",
"own furnishings and eeeeeequipmeeeeeent with theeeeeem. For this reeeeeeason, many\n",
"things had beeeeeecomeeeeee supeeeeeerfluous which, although theeeeeey could not beeeeee\n",
"sold, theeeeee family did not wish to discard. All theeeeeeseeeeee things found\n",
"theeeeeeir way into Greeeeeegor's room. Theeeeee dustbins from theeeeee kitcheeeeeen found\n",
"theeeeeeir way in theeeeeereeeeee too. Theeeeee charwoman was always in a hurry, and\n",
"anything sheeeeee couldn't useeeeee for theeeeee timeeeeee beeeeeeing sheeeeee would just chuck in\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee. Heeeeee, fortunateeeeeely, would usually seeeeeeeeeeee no moreeeeee than theeeeee objeeeeeect\n",
"and theeeeee hand that heeeeeeld it. Theeeeee woman most likeeeeeely meeeeeeant to feeeeeetch theeeeee\n",
"things back out again wheeeeeen sheeeeee had timeeeeee and theeeeee opportunity, or to\n",
"throw eeeeeeveeeeeerything out in oneeeeee go, but what actually happeeeeeeneeeeeed was that\n",
"theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee leeeeeeft wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeeey landeeeeeed wheeeeeen theeeeeey had first beeeeeeeeeeeen thrown\n",
"unleeeeeess Greeeeeegor madeeeeee his way through theeeeee junk and moveeeeeed it someeeeeewheeeeeereeeeee\n",
"eeeeeelseeeeee. At first heeeeee moveeeeeed it beeeeeecauseeeeee, with no otheeeeeer room freeeeeeeeeeee wheeeeeereeeeee\n",
"heeeeee could crawl about, heeeeee was forceeeeeed to, but lateeeeeer on heeeeee cameeeeee to\n",
"eeeeeenjoy it although moving about in that way leeeeeeft him sad and tireeeeeed to\n",
"deeeeeeath, and heeeeee would reeeeeemain immobileeeeee for hours afteeeeeerwards.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen who reeeeeenteeeeeed theeeeee room would someeeeeetimeeeeees takeeeeee theeeeeeir eeeeeeveeeeeening\n",
"meeeeeeal at homeeeeee in theeeeee living room that was useeeeeed by eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee, and so\n",
"theeeeee door to this room was ofteeeeeen keeeeeept closeeeeeed in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening. But\n",
"Greeeeeegor found it eeeeeeasy to giveeeeee up having theeeeee door opeeeeeen, heeeeee had, afteeeeeer\n",
"all, ofteeeeeen faileeeeeed to makeeeeee useeeeee of it wheeeeeen it was opeeeeeen and, without\n",
"theeeeee family having noticeeeeeed it, lain in his room in its darkeeeeeest\n",
"corneeeeeer. Oneeeeee timeeeeee, though, theeeeee charwoman leeeeeeft theeeeee door to theeeeee living\n",
"room slightly opeeeeeen, and it reeeeeemaineeeeeed opeeeeeen wheeeeeen theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen who\n",
"reeeeeenteeeeeed theeeeee room cameeeeee in in theeeeee eeeeeeveeeeeening and theeeeee light was put on.\n",
"Theeeeeey sat up at theeeeee tableeeeee wheeeeeereeeeee, formeeeeeerly, Greeeeeegor had takeeeeeen his meeeeeeals\n",
"with his fatheeeeeer and motheeeeeer, theeeeeey unfoldeeeeeed theeeeee seeeeeervieeeeeetteeeeees and pickeeeeeed\n",
"up theeeeeeir kniveeeeees and forks. Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer immeeeeeediateeeeeely appeeeeeeareeeeeed in\n",
"theeeeee doorway with a dish of meeeeeeat and soon beeeeeehind heeeeeer cameeeeee his sisteeeeeer\n",
"with a dish pileeeeeed high with potatoeeeeees. Theeeeee food was steeeeeeaming, and\n",
"filleeeeeed theeeeee room with its smeeeeeell. Theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen beeeeeent oveeeeeer theeeeee disheeeeees\n",
"seeeeeet in front of theeeeeem as if theeeeeey wanteeeeeed to teeeeeest theeeeee food beeeeeeforeeeeee\n",
"eeeeeeating it, and theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeeman in theeeeee middleeeeee, who seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to count as\n",
"an authority for theeeeee otheeeeeer two, did indeeeeeeeeeeeed cut off a pieeeeeeceeeeee of meeeeeeat\n",
"whileeeeee it was still in its dish, cleeeeeearly wishing to eeeeeestablish wheeeeeetheeeeeer\n",
"it was sufficieeeeeently cookeeeeeed or wheeeeeetheeeeeer it should beeeeee seeeeeent back to theeeeee\n",
"kitcheeeeeen. It was to his satisfaction, and Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer and\n",
"sisteeeeeer, who had beeeeeeeeeeeen looking on anxiously, beeeeeegan to breeeeeeatheeeeee again\n",
"and smileeeeeed.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeee family theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees ateeeeee in theeeeee kitcheeeeeen. Noneeeeeetheeeeeeleeeeeess, Greeeeeegor's\n",
"fatheeeeeer cameeeeee into theeeeee living room beeeeeeforeeeeee heeeeee weeeeeent into theeeeee kitcheeeeeen,\n",
"boweeeeeed onceeeeee with his cap in his hand and did his round of theeeeee tableeeeee.\n",
"Theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen stood as oneeeeee, and mumbleeeeeed someeeeeething into theeeeeeir beeeeeeards.\n",
"Theeeeeen, onceeeeee theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee aloneeeeee, theeeeeey ateeeeee in neeeeeear peeeeeerfeeeeeect sileeeeeenceeeeee. It\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed reeeeeemarkableeeeee to Greeeeeegor that aboveeeeee all theeeeee various noiseeeeees of\n",
"eeeeeeating theeeeeeir cheeeeeewing teeeeeeeeeeeeth could still beeeeee heeeeeeard, as if theeeeeey had\n",
"wanteeeeeed to show Greeeeeegor that you neeeeeeeeeeeed teeeeeeeeeeeeth in ordeeeeeer to eeeeeeat and it was\n",
"not possibleeeeee to peeeeeerform anything with jaws that areeeeee toothleeeeeess\n",
"howeeeeeeveeeeeer niceeeeee theeeeeey might beeeeee. \"I'd likeeeeee to eeeeeeat someeeeeething\", said\n",
"Greeeeeegor anxiously, \"but not anything likeeeeee theeeeeey'reeeeee eeeeeeating. Theeeeeey do\n",
"feeeeeeeeeeeed theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees. And heeeeeereeeeee I am, dying!\"\n",
"\n",
"Throughout all this timeeeeee, Greeeeeegor could not reeeeeemeeeeeembeeeeeer having heeeeeeard theeeeee\n",
"violin beeeeeeing playeeeeeed, but this eeeeeeveeeeeening it beeeeeegan to beeeeee heeeeeeard from theeeeee\n",
"kitcheeeeeen. Theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen had alreeeeeeady finisheeeeeed theeeeeeir meeeeeeal, theeeeee\n",
"oneeeeee in theeeeee middleeeeee had produceeeeeed a neeeeeewspapeeeeeer, giveeeeeen a pageeeeee to eeeeeeach of\n",
"theeeeee otheeeeeers, and now theeeeeey leeeeeeant back in theeeeeeir chairs reeeeeeading theeeeeem and\n",
"smoking. Wheeeeeen theeeeee violin beeeeeegan playing theeeeeey beeeeeecameeeeee atteeeeeentiveeeeee, stood\n",
"up and weeeeeent on tip-toeeeeee oveeeeeer to theeeeee door of theeeeee hallway wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeeey\n",
"stood preeeeeesseeeeeed against eeeeeeach otheeeeeer. Someeeeeeoneeeeee must haveeeeee heeeeeeard theeeeeem in\n",
"theeeeee kitcheeeeeen, as Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer calleeeeeed out: \"Is theeeeee playing peeeeeerhaps\n",
"unpleeeeeeasant for theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen? Weeeeee can stop it straight away.\" \"On\n",
"theeeeee contrary\", said theeeeee middleeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeeman, \"would theeeeee young lady not\n",
"likeeeeee to comeeeeee in and play for us heeeeeereeeeee in theeeeee room, wheeeeeereeeeee it is, afteeeeeer\n",
"all, much moreeeeee cosy and comfortableeeeee?\" \"Oh yeeeeees, weeeeee'd loveeeeee to\",\n",
"calleeeeeed back Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer as if heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen theeeeee violin playeeeeeer\n",
"himseeeeeelf. Theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen steeeeeeppeeeeeed back into theeeeee room and waiteeeeeed.\n",
"Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer soon appeeeeeeareeeeeed with theeeeee music stand, his motheeeeeer with\n",
"theeeeee music and his sisteeeeeer with theeeeee violin. Sheeeeee calmly preeeeeepareeeeeed\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeerything for heeeeeer to beeeeeegin playing; his pareeeeeents, who had neeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"reeeeeenteeeeeed a room out beeeeeeforeeeeee and theeeeeereeeeeeforeeeeee showeeeeeed an eeeeeexaggeeeeeerateeeeeed\n",
"courteeeeeesy towards theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen, did not eeeeeeveeeeeen dareeeeee to sit on\n"
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"theeeeeeir own chairs; his fatheeeeeer leeeeeeant against theeeeee door with his right\n",
"hand pusheeeeeed in beeeeeetweeeeeeeeeeeen two buttons on his uniform coat; his motheeeeeer,\n",
"though, was offeeeeeereeeeeed a seeeeeeat by oneeeeee of theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen and sat - leeeeeeaving\n",
"theeeeee chair wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeeman happeeeeeeneeeeeed to haveeeeee placeeeeeed it - out of\n",
"theeeeee way in a corneeeeeer.\n",
"\n",
"His sisteeeeeer beeeeeegan to play; fatheeeeeer and motheeeeeer paid closeeeeee atteeeeeention,\n",
"oneeeeee on eeeeeeach sideeeeee, to theeeeee moveeeeeemeeeeeents of heeeeeer hands. Drawn in by theeeeee\n",
"playing, Greeeeeegor had dareeeeeed to comeeeeee forward a littleeeeee and alreeeeeeady had\n",
"his heeeeeead in theeeeee living room. Beeeeeeforeeeeee, heeeeee had takeeeeeen greeeeeeat prideeeeee in\n",
"how consideeeeeerateeeeee heeeeee was but now it hardly occurreeeeeed to him that heeeeee had\n",
"beeeeeecomeeeeee so thoughtleeeeeess about theeeeee otheeeeeers. What's moreeeeee, theeeeeereeeeee was now\n",
"all theeeeee moreeeeee reeeeeeason to keeeeeeeeeeeep himseeeeeelf hiddeeeeeen as heeeeee was coveeeeeereeeeeed in theeeeee\n",
"dust that lay eeeeeeveeeeeerywheeeeeereeeeee in his room and fleeeeeew up at theeeeee slighteeeeeest\n",
"moveeeeeemeeeeeent; heeeeee carrieeeeeed threeeeeeads, hairs, and reeeeeemains of food about on\n",
"his back and sideeeeees; heeeeee was much too indiffeeeeeereeeeeent to eeeeeeveeeeeerything now to\n",
"lay on his back and wipeeeeee himseeeeeelf on theeeeee carpeeeeeet likeeeeee heeeeee had useeeeeed to\n",
"do seeeeeeveeeeeeral timeeeeees a day. And deeeeeespiteeeeee this condition, heeeeee was not too\n",
"shy to moveeeeee forward a littleeeeee onto theeeeee immaculateeeeee floor of theeeeee living\n",
"room.\n",
"\n",
"No-oneeeeee noticeeeeeed him, though. Theeeeee family was totally preeeeeeoccupieeeeeed with\n",
"theeeeee violin playing; at first, theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen had put theeeeeeir\n",
"hands in theeeeeeir pockeeeeeets and comeeeeee up far too closeeeeee beeeeeehind theeeeee music\n",
"stand to look at all theeeeee noteeeeees beeeeeeing playeeeeeed, and theeeeeey must haveeeeee\n",
"disturbeeeeeed Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer, but soon, in contrast with theeeeee family,\n",
"theeeeeey withdreeeeeew back to theeeeee window with theeeeeeir heeeeeeads sunk and talking\n",
"to eeeeeeach otheeeeeer at half volumeeeeee, and theeeeeey stayeeeeeed by theeeeee window whileeeeee\n",
"Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer obseeeeeerveeeeeed theeeeeem anxiously. It reeeeeeally now seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed veeeeeery\n",
"obvious that theeeeeey had eeeeeexpeeeeeecteeeeeed to heeeeeear someeeeee beeeeeeautiful or\n",
"eeeeeenteeeeeertaining violin playing but had beeeeeeeeeeeen disappointeeeeeed, that theeeeeey had\n",
"had eeeeeenough of theeeeee wholeeeeee peeeeeerformanceeeeee and it was only now out of\n",
"politeeeeeeneeeeeess that theeeeeey alloweeeeeed theeeeeeir peeeeeeaceeeeee to beeeeee disturbeeeeeed. It was\n",
"eeeeeespeeeeeecially unneeeeeerving, theeeeee way theeeeeey all bleeeeeew theeeeee smokeeeeee from theeeeeeir\n",
"cigareeeeeetteeeeees upwards from theeeeeeir mouth and noseeeeees. Yeeeeeet Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer\n",
"was playing so beeeeeeautifully. Heeeeeer faceeeeee was leeeeeeant to oneeeeee sideeeeee,\n",
"following theeeeee lineeeeees of music with a careeeeeeful and meeeeeelancholy\n",
"eeeeeexpreeeeeession. Greeeeeegor crawleeeeeed a littleeeeee furtheeeeeer forward, keeeeeeeeeeeeping his\n",
"heeeeeead closeeeeee to theeeeee ground so that heeeeee could meeeeeeeeeeeet heeeeeer eeeeeeyeeeeees if theeeeee\n",
"chanceeeeee cameeeeee. Was heeeeee an animal if music could captivateeeeee him so? It\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to him that heeeeee was beeeeeeing shown theeeeee way to theeeeee unknown\n",
"nourishmeeeeeent heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen yeeeeeearning for. Heeeeee was deeeeeeteeeeeermineeeeeed to makeeeeee his\n",
"way forward to his sisteeeeeer and tug at heeeeeer skirt to show heeeeeer sheeeeee might\n",
"comeeeeee into his room with heeeeeer violin, as no-oneeeeee appreeeeeeciateeeeeed heeeeeer\n",
"playing heeeeeereeeeee as much as heeeeee would. Heeeeee neeeeeeveeeeeer wanteeeeeed to leeeeeet heeeeeer out of\n",
"his room, not whileeeeee heeeeee liveeeeeed, anyway; his shocking appeeeeeearanceeeeee\n",
"should, for onceeeeee, beeeeee of someeeeee useeeeee to him; heeeeee wanteeeeeed to beeeeee at eeeeeeveeeeeery\n",
"door of his room at onceeeeee to hiss and spit at theeeeee attackeeeeeers; his\n",
"sisteeeeeer should not beeeeee forceeeeeed to stay with him, though, but stay of\n",
"heeeeeer own freeeeeeeeeeee will; sheeeeee would sit beeeeeesideeeeee him on theeeeee couch with heeeeeer\n",
"eeeeeear beeeeeent down to him whileeeeee heeeeee told heeeeeer how heeeeee had always inteeeeeendeeeeeed to\n",
"seeeeeend heeeeeer to theeeeee conseeeeeervatory, how heeeeee would haveeeeee told eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee about\n",
"it last Christmas - had Christmas reeeeeeally comeeeeee and goneeeeee alreeeeeeady? - if\n",
"this misfortuneeeeee hadn't got in theeeeee way, and reeeeeefuseeeeee to leeeeeet anyoneeeeee\n",
"dissuadeeeeee him from it. On heeeeeearing all this, his sisteeeeeer would breeeeeeak\n",
"out in teeeeeears of eeeeeemotion, and Greeeeeegor would climb up to heeeeeer shouldeeeeeer\n",
"and kiss heeeeeer neeeeeeck, which, sinceeeeee sheeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen going out to work, sheeeeee\n",
"had keeeeeept freeeeeeeeeeee without any neeeeeecklaceeeeee or collar.\n",
"\n",
"\"Mr. Samsa!\", shouteeeeeed theeeeee middleeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeeman to Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer,\n",
"pointing, without wasting any moreeeeee words, with his foreeeeeefingeeeeeer at\n",
"Greeeeeegor as heeeeee slowly moveeeeeed forward. Theeeeee violin weeeeeent sileeeeeent, theeeeee\n",
"middleeeeee of theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen first smileeeeeed at his two frieeeeeends,\n",
"shaking his heeeeeead, and theeeeeen lookeeeeeed back at Greeeeeegor. His fatheeeeeer seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed\n",
"to think it moreeeeee important to calm theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen beeeeeeforeeeeee\n",
"driving Greeeeeegor out, eeeeeeveeeeeen though theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee not at all upseeeeeet and\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to think Greeeeeegor was moreeeeee eeeeeenteeeeeertaining than theeeeee violin playing\n",
"had beeeeeeeeeeeen. Heeeeee rusheeeeeed up to theeeeeem with his arms spreeeeeead out and\n",
"atteeeeeempteeeeeed to driveeeeee theeeeeem back into theeeeeeir room at theeeeee sameeeeee timeeeeee as\n",
"trying to block theeeeeeir vieeeeeew of Greeeeeegor with his body. Now theeeeeey did\n",
"beeeeeecomeeeeee a littleeeeee annoyeeeeeed, and it was not cleeeeeear wheeeeeetheeeeeer it was his\n",
"fatheeeeeer's beeeeeehaviour that annoyeeeeeed theeeeeem or theeeeee dawning reeeeeealisation that\n",
"theeeeeey had had a neeeeeeighbour likeeeeee Greeeeeegor in theeeeee neeeeeext room without\n",
"knowing it. Theeeeeey askeeeeeed Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer for eeeeeexplanations, raiseeeeeed\n",
"theeeeeeir arms likeeeeee heeeeee had, tuggeeeeeed eeeeeexciteeeeeedly at theeeeeeir beeeeeeards and moveeeeeed\n",
"back towards theeeeeeir room only veeeeeery slowly. Meeeeeeanwhileeeeee Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer\n",
"had oveeeeeercomeeeeee theeeeee deeeeeespair sheeeeee had falleeeeeen into wheeeeeen heeeeeer playing was\n",
"suddeeeeeenly inteeeeeerrupteeeeeed. Sheeeeee had leeeeeet heeeeeer hands drop and leeeeeet violin and\n",
"bow hang limply for a whileeeeee but continueeeeeed to look at theeeeee music as if\n",
"still playing, but theeeeeen sheeeeee suddeeeeeenly pulleeeeeed heeeeeerseeeeeelf togeeeeeetheeeeeer, lay\n",
"theeeeee instrumeeeeeent on heeeeeer motheeeeeer's lap who still sat laboriously\n",
"struggling for breeeeeeath wheeeeeereeeeee sheeeeee was, and ran into theeeeee neeeeeext room\n",
"which, undeeeeeer preeeeeessureeeeee from heeeeeer fatheeeeeer, theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen weeeeeereeeeee moreeeeee\n",
"quickly moving toward. Undeeeeeer his sisteeeeeer's eeeeeexpeeeeeerieeeeeenceeeeeed hand, theeeeee\n",
"pillows and coveeeeeers on theeeeee beeeeeeds fleeeeeew up and weeeeeereeeeee put into ordeeeeeer and\n",
"sheeeeee had alreeeeeeady finisheeeeeed making theeeeee beeeeeeds and slippeeeeeed out again\n",
"beeeeeeforeeeeee theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen had reeeeeeacheeeeeed theeeeee room. Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer\n",
"seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed so obseeeeeesseeeeeed with what heeeeee was doing that heeeeee forgot all theeeeee\n",
"reeeeeespeeeeeect heeeeee oweeeeeed to his teeeeeenants. Heeeeee urgeeeeeed theeeeeem and preeeeeesseeeeeed theeeeeem\n",
"until, wheeeeeen heeeeee was alreeeeeeady at theeeeee door of theeeeee room, theeeeee middleeeeee of\n",
"theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen shouteeeeeed likeeeeee thundeeeeeer and stampeeeeeed his foot and\n",
"theeeeeereeeeeeby brought Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer to a halt. \"I deeeeeeclareeeeee heeeeeereeeeee and\n",
"now\", heeeeee said, raising his hand and glancing at Greeeeeegor's motheeeeeer and\n",
"sisteeeeeer to gain theeeeeeir atteeeeeention too, \"that with reeeeeegard to theeeeee\n",
"reeeeeepugnant conditions that preeeeeevail in this flat and with this family\"\n",
"- heeeeeereeeeee heeeeee lookeeeeeed brieeeeeefly but deeeeeecisiveeeeeely at theeeeee floor - \"I giveeeeee\n",
"immeeeeeediateeeeee noticeeeeee on my room. For theeeeee days that I haveeeeee beeeeeeeeeeeen living\n",
"heeeeeereeeeee I will, of courseeeeee, pay nothing at all, on theeeeee contrary I will\n",
"consideeeeeer wheeeeeetheeeeeer to proceeeeeeeeeeeed with someeeeee kind of action for damageeeeees\n",
"from you, and beeeeeelieeeeeeveeeeee meeeeee it would beeeeee veeeeeery eeeeeeasy to seeeeeet out theeeeee\n",
"grounds for such an action.\" Heeeeee was sileeeeeent and lookeeeeeed straight\n",
"aheeeeeead as if waiting for someeeeeething. And indeeeeeeeeeeeed, his two frieeeeeends\n",
"joineeeeeed in with theeeeee words: \"And weeeeee also giveeeeee immeeeeeediateeeeee noticeeeeee.\" With\n",
"that, heeeeee took hold of theeeeee door handleeeeee and slammeeeeeed theeeeee door.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer staggeeeeeereeeeeed back to his seeeeeeat, feeeeeeeeeeeeling his way with his\n",
"hands, and feeeeeell into it; it lookeeeeeed as if heeeeee was streeeeeetching himseeeeeelf\n",
"out for his usual eeeeeeveeeeeening nap but from theeeeee uncontrolleeeeeed way his heeeeeead\n",
"keeeeeept nodding it could beeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen that heeeeee was not sleeeeeeeeeeeeping at all.\n",
"Throughout all this, Greeeeeegor had lain still wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen\n",
"had first seeeeeeeeeeeen him. His disappointmeeeeeent at theeeeee failureeeeee of his plan,\n",
"and peeeeeerhaps also beeeeeecauseeeeee heeeeee was weeeeeeak from hungeeeeeer, madeeeeee it impossibleeeeee\n",
"for him to moveeeeee. Heeeeee was sureeeeee that eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee would turn on him any\n",
"momeeeeeent, and heeeeee waiteeeeeed. Heeeeee was not eeeeeeveeeeeen startleeeeeed out of this stateeeeee\n",
"wheeeeeen theeeeee violin on his motheeeeeer's lap feeeeeell from heeeeeer treeeeeembling fingeeeeeers\n",
"and landeeeeeed loudly on theeeeee floor.\n",
"\n",
"\"Fatheeeeeer, Motheeeeeer\", said his sisteeeeeer, hitting theeeeee tableeeeee with heeeeeer hand\n",
"as introduction, \"weeeeee can't carry on likeeeeee this. Maybeeeeee you can't seeeeeeeeeeee\n",
"it, but I can. I don't want to call this monsteeeeeer my brotheeeeeer, all I\n",
"can say is: weeeeee haveeeeee to try and geeeeeet rid of it. Weeeeee'veeeeee doneeeeee all that's\n",
"humanly possibleeeeee to look afteeeeeer it and beeeeee patieeeeeent, I don't think\n",
"anyoneeeeee could accuseeeeee us of doing anything wrong.\"\n",
"\n",
"\"Sheeeeee's absoluteeeeeely right\", said Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer to himseeeeeelf. His\n",
"motheeeeeer, who still had not had timeeeeee to catch heeeeeer breeeeeeath, beeeeeegan to\n",
"cough dully, heeeeeer hand heeeeeeld out in front of heeeeeer and a deeeeeerangeeeeeed\n",
"eeeeeexpreeeeeession in heeeeeer eeeeeeyeeeeees.\n",
"\n",
"Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer rusheeeeeed to his motheeeeeer and put heeeeeer hand on heeeeeer\n",
"foreeeeeeheeeeeead. Heeeeeer words seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to giveeeeee Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer someeeeee moreeeeee\n",
"deeeeeefiniteeeeee ideeeeeeas. Heeeeee sat upright, playeeeeeed with his uniform cap beeeeeetweeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"theeeeee plateeeeees leeeeeeft by theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen afteeeeeer theeeeeeir meeeeeeal, and\n",
"occasionally lookeeeeeed down at Greeeeeegor as heeeeee lay theeeeeereeeeee immobileeeeee.\n",
"\n",
"\"Weeeeee haveeeeee to try and geeeeeet rid of it\", said Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer, now\n",
"speeeeeeaking only to heeeeeer fatheeeeeer, as heeeeeer motheeeeeer was too occupieeeeeed with\n",
"coughing to listeeeeeen, \"it'll beeeeee theeeeee deeeeeeath of both of you, I can seeeeeeeeeeee it\n",
"coming. Weeeeee can't all work as hard as weeeeee haveeeeee to and theeeeeen comeeeeee homeeeeee\n",
"to beeeeee tortureeeeeed likeeeeee this, weeeeee can't eeeeeendureeeeee it. I can't eeeeeendureeeeee it any\n",
"moreeeeee.\" And sheeeeee brokeeeeee out so heeeeeeavily in teeeeeears that theeeeeey floweeeeeed down\n",
"theeeeee faceeeeee of heeeeeer motheeeeeer, and sheeeeee wipeeeeeed theeeeeem away with meeeeeechanical hand\n",
"moveeeeeemeeeeeents.\n",
"\n",
"\"My child\", said heeeeeer fatheeeeeer with sympathy and obvious undeeeeeerstanding,\n",
"\"what areeeeee weeeeee to do?\"\n",
"\n",
"His sisteeeeeer just shruggeeeeeed heeeeeer shouldeeeeeers as a sign of theeeeee heeeeeelpleeeeeessneeeeeess\n",
"and teeeeeears that had takeeeeeen hold of heeeeeer, displacing heeeeeer eeeeeearlieeeeeer\n",
"ceeeeeertainty.\n",
"\n",
"\"If heeeeee could just undeeeeeerstand us\", said his fatheeeeeer almost as a\n",
"queeeeeestion; his sisteeeeeer shook heeeeeer hand vigorously through heeeeeer teeeeeears as\n",
"a sign that of that theeeeeereeeeee was no queeeeeestion.\n",
"\n",
"\"If heeeeee could just undeeeeeerstand us\", reeeeeepeeeeeeateeeeeed Greeeeeegor's fatheeeeeer, closing\n",
"his eeeeeeyeeeeees in acceeeeeeptanceeeeee of his sisteeeeeer's ceeeeeertainty that that was quiteeeeee\n",
"impossibleeeeee, \"theeeeeen peeeeeerhaps weeeeee could comeeeeee to someeeeee kind of arrangeeeeeemeeeeeent\n",
"with him. But as it is ...\"\n",
"\n",
"\"It's got to go\", shouteeeeeed his sisteeeeeer, \"that's theeeeee only way, Fatheeeeeer.\n",
"You'veeeeee got to geeeeeet rid of theeeeee ideeeeeea that that's Greeeeeegor. Weeeeee'veeeeee only\n",
"harmeeeeeed ourseeeeeelveeeeees by beeeeeelieeeeeeving it for so long. How can that beeeeee\n",
"Greeeeeegor? If it weeeeeereeeeee Greeeeeegor heeeeee would haveeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeen long ago that it's not\n",
"possibleeeeee for human beeeeeeings to liveeeeee with an animal likeeeeee that and heeeeee\n",
"would haveeeeee goneeeeee of his own freeeeeeeeeeee will. Weeeeee wouldn't haveeeeee a brotheeeeeer\n",
"any moreeeeee, theeeeeen, but weeeeee could carry on with our liveeeeees and reeeeeemeeeeeembeeeeeer\n",
"him with reeeeeespeeeeeect. As it is this animal is peeeeeerseeeeeecuting us, it's\n",
"driveeeeeen out our teeeeeenants, it obviously wants to takeeeeee oveeeeeer theeeeee wholeeeeee\n",
"flat and forceeeeee us to sleeeeeeeeeeeep on theeeeee streeeeeeeeeeeets. Fatheeeeeer, look, just\n",
"look\", sheeeeee suddeeeeeenly screeeeeeameeeeeed, \"heeeeee's starting again!\" In heeeeeer alarm,\n",
"which was totally beeeeeeyond Greeeeeegor's compreeeeeeheeeeeension, his sisteeeeeer eeeeeeveeeeeen\n",
"abandoneeeeeed his motheeeeeer as sheeeeee pusheeeeeed heeeeeerseeeeeelf vigorously out of heeeeeer\n",
"chair as if moreeeeee willing to sacrificeeeeee heeeeeer own motheeeeeer than stay\n",
"anywheeeeeereeeeee neeeeeear Greeeeeegor. Sheeeeee rusheeeeeed oveeeeeer to beeeeeehind heeeeeer fatheeeeeer, who had\n",
"beeeeeecomeeeeee eeeeeexciteeeeeed meeeeeereeeeeely beeeeeecauseeeeee sheeeeee was and stood up half raising his\n",
"hands in front of Greeeeeegor's sisteeeeeer as if to proteeeeeect heeeeeer.\n",
"\n",
"But Greeeeeegor had had no inteeeeeention of frighteeeeeening anyoneeeeee, leeeeeeast of all\n",
"his sisteeeeeer. All heeeeee had doneeeeee was beeeeeegin to turn round so that heeeeee\n",
"could go back into his room, although that was in itseeeeeelf quiteeeeee\n",
"startling as his pain-wrackeeeeeed condition meeeeeeant that turning round\n",
"reeeeeequireeeeeed a greeeeeeat deeeeeeal of eeeeeeffort and heeeeee was using his heeeeeead to heeeeeelp\n",
"himseeeeeelf do it, reeeeeepeeeeeeateeeeeedly raising it and striking it against theeeeee\n",
"floor. Heeeeee stoppeeeeeed and lookeeeeeed round. Theeeeeey seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to haveeeeee reeeeeealiseeeeeed\n",
"his good inteeeeeention and had only beeeeeeeeeeeen alarmeeeeeed brieeeeeefly. Now theeeeeey all\n",
"lookeeeeeed at him in unhappy sileeeeeenceeeeee. His motheeeeeer lay in heeeeeer chair with\n",
"heeeeeer leeeeeegs streeeeeetcheeeeeed out and preeeeeesseeeeeed against eeeeeeach otheeeeeer, heeeeeer eeeeeeyeeeeees\n",
"neeeeeearly closeeeeeed with eeeeeexhaustion; his sisteeeeeer sat neeeeeext to his fatheeeeeer\n",
"with heeeeeer arms around his neeeeeeck.\n",
"\n",
"\"Maybeeeeee now theeeeeey'll leeeeeet meeeeee turn round\", thought Greeeeeegor and weeeeeent back\n",
"to work. Heeeeee could not heeeeeelp panting loudly with theeeeee eeeeeeffort and had\n",
"someeeeeetimeeeeees to stop and takeeeeee a reeeeeest. No-oneeeeee was making him rush any\n",
"moreeeeee, eeeeeeveeeeeerything was leeeeeeft up to him. As soon as heeeeee had finally\n",
"finisheeeeeed turning round heeeeee beeeeeegan to moveeeeee straight aheeeeeead. Heeeeee was\n",
"amazeeeeeed at theeeeee greeeeeeat distanceeeeee that seeeeeeparateeeeeed him from his room, and\n",
"could not undeeeeeerstand how heeeeee had coveeeeeereeeeeed that distanceeeeee in his weeeeeeak\n",
"stateeeeee a littleeeeee whileeeeee beeeeeeforeeeeee and almost without noticing it. Heeeeee\n",
"conceeeeeentrateeeeeed on crawling as fast as heeeeee could and hardly noticeeeeeed that\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him.\n",
"Heeeeee did not turn his heeeeeead until heeeeee had reeeeeeacheeeeeed theeeeee doorway. Heeeeee did\n",
"not turn it all theeeeee way round as heeeeee feeeeeelt his neeeeeeck beeeeeecoming stiff,\n",
"but it was noneeeeeetheeeeeeleeeeeess eeeeeenough to seeeeeeeeeeee that nothing beeeeeehind him had\n",
"changeeeeeed, only his sisteeeeeer had stood up. With his last glanceeeeee heeeeee saw\n",
"that his motheeeeeer had now falleeeeeen compleeeeeeteeeeeely asleeeeeeeeeeeep.\n",
"\n",
"Heeeeee was hardly insideeeeee his room beeeeeeforeeeeee theeeeee door was hurrieeeeeedly shut,\n",
"bolteeeeeed and lockeeeeeed. Theeeeee suddeeeeeen noiseeeeee beeeeeehind Greeeeeegor so startleeeeeed him\n",
"that his littleeeeee leeeeeegs collapseeeeeed undeeeeeer him. It was his sisteeeeeer who had\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen in so much of a rush. Sheeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen standing theeeeeereeeeee waiting and\n",
"sprung forward lightly, Greeeeeegor had not heeeeeeard heeeeeer coming at all, and\n",
"as sheeeeee turneeeeeed theeeeee keeeeeey in theeeeee lock sheeeeee said loudly to heeeeeer pareeeeeents \"At\n",
"last!\".\n",
"\n",
"\"What now, theeeeeen?\", Greeeeeegor askeeeeeed himseeeeeelf as heeeeee lookeeeeeed round in theeeeee\n",
"darkneeeeeess. Heeeeee soon madeeeeee theeeeee discoveeeeeery that heeeeee could no longeeeeeer moveeeeee\n",
"at all. This was no surpriseeeeee to him, it seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed ratheeeeeer that beeeeeeing\n",
"ableeeeee to actually moveeeeee around on thoseeeeee spindly littleeeeee leeeeeegs until theeeeeen\n",
"was unnatural. Heeeeee also feeeeeelt reeeeeelativeeeeeely comfortableeeeee. It is trueeeeee\n",
"that his eeeeeentireeeeee body was aching, but theeeeee pain seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to beeeeee slowly\n",
"geeeeeetting weeeeeeakeeeeeer and weeeeeeakeeeeeer and would finally disappeeeeeear altogeeeeeetheeeeeer.\n",
"Heeeeee could alreeeeeeady hardly feeeeeeeeeeeel theeeeee deeeeeecayeeeeeed appleeeeee in his back or theeeeee\n",
"inflameeeeeed areeeeeea around it, which was eeeeeentireeeeeely coveeeeeereeeeeed in whiteeeeee dust.\n",
"Heeeeee thought back of his family with eeeeeemotion and loveeeeee. If it was\n",
"possibleeeeee, heeeeee feeeeeelt that heeeeee must go away eeeeeeveeeeeen moreeeeee strongly than his\n",
"sisteeeeeer. Heeeeee reeeeeemaineeeeeed in this stateeeeee of eeeeeempty and peeeeeeaceeeeeeful rumination\n",
"until heeeeee heeeeeeard theeeeee clock toweeeeeer strikeeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee in theeeeee morning. Heeeeee\n",
"watcheeeeeed as it slowly beeeeeegan to geeeeeet light eeeeeeveeeeeerywheeeeeereeeeee outsideeeeee theeeeee\n",
"window too. Theeeeeen, without his willing it, his heeeeeead sank down\n",
"compleeeeeeteeeeeely, and his last breeeeeeath floweeeeeed weeeeeeakly from his nostrils.\n",
"\n",
"Wheeeeeen theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer cameeeeee in eeeeeearly in theeeeee morning - theeeeeey'd ofteeeeeen askeeeeeed\n",
"heeeeeer not to keeeeeeeeeeeep slamming theeeeee doors but with heeeeeer streeeeeength and in heeeeeer\n",
"hurry sheeeeee still did, so that eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee in theeeeee flat kneeeeeew wheeeeeen sheeeeee'd\n",
"arriveeeeeed and from theeeeeen on it was impossibleeeeee to sleeeeeeeeeeeep in peeeeeeaceeeeee - sheeeeee\n",
"madeeeeee heeeeeer usual brieeeeeef look in on Greeeeeegor and at first found nothing\n",
"speeeeeecial. Sheeeeee thought heeeeee was laying theeeeeereeeeee so still on purposeeeeee,\n",
"playing theeeeee martyr; sheeeeee attributeeeeeed all possibleeeeee undeeeeeerstanding to\n",
"him. Sheeeeee happeeeeeeneeeeeed to beeeeee holding theeeeee long broom in heeeeeer hand, so sheeeeee\n",
"trieeeeeed to tickleeeeee Greeeeeegor with it from theeeeee doorway. Wheeeeeen sheeeeee had no\n",
"succeeeeeess with that sheeeeee trieeeeeed to makeeeeee a nuisanceeeeee of heeeeeerseeeeeelf and pokeeeeeed\n",
"at him a littleeeeee, and only wheeeeeen sheeeeee found sheeeeee could shoveeeeee him across\n",
"theeeeee floor with no reeeeeesistanceeeeee at all did sheeeeee start to pay atteeeeeention.\n",
"Sheeeeee soon reeeeeealiseeeeeed what had reeeeeeally happeeeeeeneeeeeed, opeeeeeeneeeeeed heeeeeer eeeeeeyeeeeees wideeeeee,\n",
"whistleeeeeed to heeeeeerseeeeeelf, but did not wasteeeeee timeeeeee to yank opeeeeeen theeeeee beeeeeedroom\n",
"doors and shout loudly into theeeeee darkneeeeeess of theeeeee beeeeeedrooms: \"Comeeeeee and\n",
"'aveeeeee a look at this, it's deeeeeead, just lying theeeeeereeeeee, stoneeeeee deeeeeead!\"\n",
"\n",
"Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright theeeeeereeeeee in theeeeeeir marriageeeeee beeeeeed and had\n",
"to makeeeeee an eeeeeeffort to geeeeeet oveeeeeer theeeeee shock causeeeeeed by theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer beeeeeeforeeeeee\n",
"theeeeeey could grasp what sheeeeee was saying. But theeeeeen, eeeeeeach from his own\n",
"sideeeeee, theeeeeey hurrieeeeeed out of beeeeeed. Mr. Samsa threeeeeew theeeeee blankeeeeeet oveeeeeer his\n",
"shouldeeeeeers, Mrs. Samsa just cameeeeee out in heeeeeer nightdreeeeeess; and that is\n",
"how theeeeeey weeeeeent into Greeeeeegor's room. On theeeeee way theeeeeey opeeeeeeneeeeeed theeeeee door\n",
"to theeeeee living room wheeeeeereeeeee Greeeeeeteeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen sleeeeeeeeeeeeping sinceeeeee theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee\n",
"geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen had moveeeeeed in; sheeeeee was fully dreeeeeesseeeeeed as if sheeeeee had neeeeeeveeeeeer\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen asleeeeeeeeeeeep, and theeeeee paleeeeeeneeeeeess of heeeeeer faceeeeee seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to confirm this.\n",
"\"Deeeeeead?\", askeeeeeed Mrs. Samsa, looking at theeeeee charwoman eeeeeenquiringly,\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeen though sheeeeee could haveeeeee cheeeeeeckeeeeeed for heeeeeerseeeeeelf and could haveeeeee known\n",
"it eeeeeeveeeeeen without cheeeeeecking. \"That's what I said\", reeeeeeplieeeeeed theeeeee\n",
"cleeeeeeaneeeeeer, and to proveeeeee it sheeeeee gaveeeeee Greeeeeegor's body anotheeeeeer shoveeeeee with\n",
"theeeeee broom, seeeeeending it sideeeeeeways across theeeeee floor. Mrs. Samsa madeeeeee a\n",
"moveeeeeemeeeeeent as if sheeeeee wanteeeeeed to hold back theeeeee broom, but did not\n",
"compleeeeeeteeeeee it. \"Now theeeeeen\", said Mr. Samsa, \"leeeeeet's giveeeeee thanks to God\n",
"for that\". Heeeeee crosseeeeeed himseeeeeelf, and theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee womeeeeeen followeeeeeed his\n",
"eeeeeexampleeeeee. Greeeeeeteeeeee, who had not takeeeeeen heeeeeer eeeeeeyeeeeees from theeeeee corpseeeeee, said:\n",
"\"Just look how thin heeeeee was. Heeeeee didn't eeeeeeat anything for so long.\n",
"Theeeeee food cameeeeee out again just theeeeee sameeeeee as wheeeeeen it weeeeeent in\". Greeeeeegor's\n",
"body was indeeeeeeeeeeeed compleeeeeeteeeeeely drieeeeeed up and flat, theeeeeey had not seeeeeeeeeeeen it\n",
"until theeeeeen, but now heeeeee was not lifteeeeeed up on his littleeeeee leeeeeegs, nor did\n",
"heeeeee do anything to makeeeeee theeeeeem look away.\n",
"\n",
"\"Greeeeeeteeeeee, comeeeeee with us in heeeeeereeeeee for a littleeeeee whileeeeee\", said Mrs. Samsa\n",
"with a paineeeeeed smileeeeee, and Greeeeeeteeeeee followeeeeeed heeeeeer pareeeeeents into theeeeee beeeeeedroom\n",
"but not without looking back at theeeeee body. Theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer shut theeeeee door\n",
"and opeeeeeeneeeeeed theeeeee window wideeeeee. Although it was still eeeeeearly in theeeeee\n",
"morning theeeeee freeeeeesh air had someeeeeething of warmth mixeeeeeed in with it. It\n",
"was alreeeeeeady theeeeee eeeeeend of March, afteeeeeer all.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen steeeeeeppeeeeeed out of theeeeeeir room and lookeeeeeed round in\n",
"amazeeeeeemeeeeeent for theeeeeeir breeeeeeakfasts; theeeeeey had beeeeeeeeeeeen forgotteeeeeen about.\n",
"\"Wheeeeeereeeeee is our breeeeeeakfast?\", theeeeee middleeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeeman askeeeeeed theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer\n",
"irritably. Sheeeeee just put heeeeeer fingeeeeeer on heeeeeer lips and madeeeeee a quick and\n",
"sileeeeeent sign to theeeeee meeeeeen that theeeeeey might likeeeeee to comeeeeee into Greeeeeegor's\n",
"room. Theeeeeey did so, and stood around Greeeeeegor's corpseeeeee with theeeeeeir\n",
"hands in theeeeee pockeeeeeets of theeeeeeir weeeeeell-worn coats. It was now quiteeeeee\n",
"light in theeeeee room.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeeen theeeeee door of theeeeee beeeeeedroom opeeeeeeneeeeeed and Mr. Samsa appeeeeeeareeeeeed in his\n",
"uniform with his wifeeeeee on oneeeeee arm and his daughteeeeeer on theeeeee otheeeeeer. All\n",
"of theeeeeem had beeeeeeeeeeeen crying a littleeeeee; Greeeeeeteeeeee now and theeeeeen preeeeeesseeeeeed heeeeeer\n",
"faceeeeee against heeeeeer fatheeeeeer's arm.\n",
"\n",
"\"Leeeeeeaveeeeee my homeeeeee. Now!\", said Mr. Samsa, indicating theeeeee door and\n",
"without leeeeeetting theeeeee womeeeeeen from him. \"What do you meeeeeean?\", askeeeeeed theeeeee\n",
"middleeeeee of theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen someeeeeewhat disconceeeeeerteeeeeed, and heeeeee smileeeeeed\n",
"sweeeeeeeeeeeetly. Theeeeee otheeeeeer two heeeeeeld theeeeeeir hands beeeeeehind theeeeeeir backs and\n",
"continually rubbeeeeeed theeeeeem togeeeeeetheeeeeer in gleeeeeeeeeeeeful anticipation of a loud\n",
"quarreeeeeel which could only eeeeeend in theeeeeeir favour. \"I meeeeeean just what I\n",
"said\", answeeeeeereeeeeed Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, weeeeeent in a\n",
"straight lineeeeee towards theeeeee man. At first, heeeeee stood theeeeeereeeeee still,\n",
"looking at theeeeee ground as if theeeeee conteeeeeents of his heeeeeead weeeeeereeeeee\n",
"reeeeeearranging theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees into neeeeeew positions. \"Alright, weeeeee'll go\n",
"theeeeeen\", heeeeee said, and lookeeeeeed up at Mr. Samsa as if heeeeee had beeeeeeeeeeeen\n",
"suddeeeeeenly oveeeeeercomeeeeee with humility and wanteeeeeed peeeeeermission again from\n",
"Mr. Samsa for his deeeeeecision. Mr. Samsa meeeeeereeeeeely opeeeeeeneeeeeed his eeeeeeyeeeeees wideeeeee\n",
"and brieeeeeefly noddeeeeeed to him seeeeeeveeeeeeral timeeeeees. At that, and without\n",
"deeeeeelay, theeeeee man actually did takeeeeee long strideeeeees into theeeeee front\n",
"hallway; his two frieeeeeends had stoppeeeeeed rubbing theeeeeeir hands someeeeee timeeeeee\n",
"beeeeeeforeeeeee and had beeeeeeeeeeeen listeeeeeening to what was beeeeeeing said. Now theeeeeey\n",
"jumpeeeeeed off afteeeeeer theeeeeeir frieeeeeend as if takeeeeeen with a suddeeeeeen feeeeeear that\n",
"Mr. Samsa might go into theeeeee hallway in front of theeeeeem and breeeeeeak theeeeee\n",
"conneeeeeection with theeeeeeir leeeeeeadeeeeeer. Onceeeeee theeeeeereeeeee, all threeeeeeeeeeee took theeeeeeir hats\n",
"from theeeeee stand, took theeeeeeir sticks from theeeeee holdeeeeeer, boweeeeeed without a\n",
"word and leeeeeeft theeeeee preeeeeemiseeeeees. Mr. Samsa and theeeeee two womeeeeeen followeeeeeed\n",
"theeeeeem out onto theeeeee landing; but theeeeeey had had no reeeeeeason to mistrust\n",
"theeeeee meeeeeen's inteeeeeentions and as theeeeeey leeeeeeaneeeeeed oveeeeeer theeeeee landing theeeeeey saw how\n",
"theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee geeeeeentleeeeeemeeeeeen madeeeeee slow but steeeeeeady progreeeeeess down theeeeee many\n",
"steeeeeeps. As theeeeeey turneeeeeed theeeeee corneeeeeer on eeeeeeach floor theeeeeey disappeeeeeeareeeeeed and\n",
"would reeeeeeappeeeeeear a feeeeeew momeeeeeents lateeeeeer; theeeeee furtheeeeeer down theeeeeey weeeeeent, theeeeee\n",
"moreeeeee that theeeeee Samsa family lost inteeeeeereeeeeest in theeeeeem; wheeeeeen a butcheeeeeer's\n",
"boy, proud of postureeeeee with his tray on his heeeeeead, passeeeeeed theeeeeem on his\n",
"way up and cameeeeee neeeeeeareeeeeer than theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee, Mr. Samsa and theeeeee womeeeeeen cameeeeee\n",
"away from theeeeee landing and weeeeeent, as if reeeeeelieeeeeeveeeeeed, back into theeeeee flat.\n",
"\n",
"Theeeeeey deeeeeecideeeeeed theeeeee beeeeeest way to makeeeeee useeeeee of that day was for reeeeeelaxation\n",
"and to go for a walk; not only had theeeeeey eeeeeearneeeeeed a breeeeeeak from work but\n",
"theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee in seeeeeerious neeeeeeeeeeeed of it. So theeeeeey sat at theeeeee tableeeeee and wroteeeeee\n",
"threeeeeeeeeeee leeeeeetteeeeeers of eeeeeexcusal, Mr. Samsa to his eeeeeemployeeeeeers, Mrs. Samsa\n",
"to heeeeeer contractor and Greeeeeeteeeeee to heeeeeer principal. Theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer cameeeeee in\n",
"whileeeeee theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee writing to teeeeeell theeeeeem sheeeeee was going, sheeeeee'd finisheeeeeed\n",
"heeeeeer work for that morning. Theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee of theeeeeem at first just noddeeeeeed\n",
"without looking up from what theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee writing, and it was only wheeeeeen\n",
"theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer still did not seeeeeeeeeeeem to want to leeeeeeaveeeeee that theeeeeey lookeeeeeed up\n",
"in irritation. \"Weeeeeell?\", askeeeeeed Mr. Samsa. Theeeeee charwoman stood in\n",
"theeeeee doorway with a smileeeeee on heeeeeer faceeeeee as if sheeeeee had someeeeee treeeeeemeeeeeendous\n",
"good neeeeeews to reeeeeeport, but would only do it if sheeeeee was cleeeeeearly askeeeeeed\n",
"to. Theeeeee almost veeeeeertical littleeeeee ostrich feeeeeeatheeeeeer on heeeeeer hat, which\n",
"had beeeeeeeeeeeen a sourceeeeee of irritation to Mr. Samsa all theeeeee timeeeeee sheeeeee had\n",
"beeeeeeeeeeeen working for theeeeeem, swayeeeeeed geeeeeently in all direeeeeections. \"What is it\n",
"you want theeeeeen?\", askeeeeeed Mrs. Samsa, whom theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer had theeeeee most\n",
"reeeeeespeeeeeect for. \"Yeeeeees\", sheeeeee answeeeeeereeeeeed, and brokeeeeee into a frieeeeeendly laugh\n",
"that madeeeeee heeeeeer unableeeeee to speeeeeeak straight away, \"weeeeeell theeeeeen, that thing\n",
"in theeeeeereeeeee, you neeeeeeeeeeeedn't worry about how you'reeeeee going to geeeeeet rid of it.\n",
"That's all beeeeeeeeeeeen sorteeeeeed out.\" Mrs. Samsa and Greeeeeeteeeeee beeeeeent down oveeeeeer\n",
"theeeeeeir leeeeeetteeeeeers as if inteeeeeent on continuing with what theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee\n",
"writing; Mr. Samsa saw that theeeeee cleeeeeeaneeeeeer wanteeeeeed to start deeeeeescribing\n",
"eeeeeeveeeeeerything in deeeeeetail but, with outstreeeeeetcheeeeeed hand, heeeeee madeeeeee it quiteeeeee\n",
"cleeeeeear that sheeeeee was not to. So, as sheeeeee was preeeeeeveeeeeenteeeeeed from teeeeeelling\n",
"theeeeeem all about it, sheeeeee suddeeeeeenly reeeeeemeeeeeembeeeeeereeeeeed what a hurry sheeeeee was in\n",
"and, cleeeeeearly peeeeeeeeeeeeveeeeeed, calleeeeeed out \"Cheeeeeeeeeeeerio theeeeeen, eeeeeeveeeeeeryoneeeeee\", turneeeeeed\n",
"round sharply and leeeeeeft, slamming theeeeee door teeeeeerribly as sheeeeee weeeeeent.\n",
"\n",
"\"Tonight sheeeeee geeeeeets sackeeeeeed\", said Mr. Samsa, but heeeeee reeeeeeceeeeeeiveeeeeed no reeeeeeply\n",
"from eeeeeeitheeeeeer his wifeeeeee or his daughteeeeeer as theeeeee charwoman seeeeeeeeeeeemeeeeeed to haveeeeee\n",
"deeeeeestroyeeeeeed theeeeee peeeeeeaceeeeee theeeeeey had only just gaineeeeeed. Theeeeeey got up and weeeeeent\n",
"oveeeeeer to theeeeee window wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeeey reeeeeemaineeeeeed with theeeeeeir arms around eeeeeeach\n",
"otheeeeeer. Mr. Samsa twisteeeeeed round in his chair to look at theeeeeem and sat\n",
"theeeeeereeeeee watching for a whileeeeee. Theeeeeen heeeeee calleeeeeed out: \"Comeeeeee heeeeeereeeeee, theeeeeen.\n",
"Leeeeeet's forgeeeeeet about all that old stuff, shall weeeeee. Comeeeeee and giveeeeee meeeeee a\n",
"bit of atteeeeeention\". Theeeeee two womeeeeeen immeeeeeediateeeeeely did as heeeeee said,\n",
"hurrying oveeeeeer to him wheeeeeereeeeee theeeeeey kisseeeeeed him and huggeeeeeed him and theeeeeen\n",
"theeeeeey quickly finisheeeeeed theeeeeeir leeeeeetteeeeeers.\n",
"\n",
"Afteeeeeer that, theeeeee threeeeeeeeeeee of theeeeeem leeeeeeft theeeeee flat togeeeeeetheeeeeer, which was\n",
"someeeeeething theeeeeey had not doneeeeee for months, and took theeeeee tram out to theeeeee\n",
"opeeeeeen country outsideeeeee theeeeee town. Theeeeeey had theeeeee tram, filleeeeeed with warm\n",
"sunshineeeeee, all to theeeeeemseeeeeelveeeeees. Leeeeeeant back comfortably on theeeeeeir seeeeeeats,\n",
"theeeeeey discusseeeeeed theeeeeeir prospeeeeeects and found that on closeeeeeer eeeeeexamination\n",
"theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee not at all bad - until theeeeeen theeeeeey had neeeeeeveeeeeer askeeeeeed eeeeeeach\n",
"otheeeeeer about theeeeeeir work but all threeeeeeeeeeee had jobs which weeeeeereeeeee veeeeeery good\n",
"and heeeeeeld particularly good promiseeeeee for theeeeee futureeeeee. Theeeeee greeeeeeateeeeeest\n",
"improveeeeeemeeeeeent for theeeeee timeeeeee beeeeeeing, of courseeeeee, would beeeeee achieeeeeeveeeeeed quiteeeeee\n",
"eeeeeeasily by moving houseeeeee; what theeeeeey neeeeeeeeeeeedeeeeeed now was a flat that was\n",
"smalleeeeeer and cheeeeeeapeeeeeer than theeeeee curreeeeeent oneeeeee which had beeeeeeeeeeeen choseeeeeen by\n",
"Greeeeeegor, oneeeeee that was in a beeeeeetteeeeeer location and, most of all, moreeeeee\n",
"practical. All theeeeee timeeeeee, Greeeeeeteeeeee was beeeeeecoming liveeeeeelieeeeeer. With all theeeeee\n",
"worry theeeeeey had beeeeeeeeeeeen having of lateeeeee heeeeeer cheeeeeeeeeeeeks had beeeeeecomeeeeee paleeeeee, but,\n",
"whileeeeee theeeeeey weeeeeereeeeee talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa weeeeeereeeeee struck, almost\n",
"simultaneeeeeeously, with theeeeee thought of how theeeeeeir daughteeeeeer was\n",
"blossoming into a weeeeeell built and beeeeeeautiful young lady. Theeeeeey beeeeeecameeeeee\n",
"quieeeeeeteeeeeer. Just from eeeeeeach otheeeeeer's glanceeeeee and almost without knowing\n",
"it theeeeeey agreeeeeeeeeeeed that it would soon beeeeee timeeeeee to find a good man for\n",
"heeeeeer. And, as if in confirmation of theeeeeeir neeeeeew dreeeeeeams and good\n",
"inteeeeeentions, as soon as theeeeeey reeeeeeacheeeeeed theeeeeeir deeeeeestination Greeeeeeteeeeee was theeeeee\n",
"first to geeeeeet up and streeeeeetch out heeeeeer young body.\n"
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"hungrier completely feel even felt well usual. than and much\n",
"\n",
"still through, He all this hurriedly thinking decide was unable to\n",
"struck the bed, to the get clock of seven. quarter to out when\n",
"door at head. a the near was There \"Gregor\", cautious his knock\n",
"\"it's - was somebody called mother - it seven. quarter his to\n",
"Didn't you go gentle want somewhere?\" That Gregor to was voice!\n",
"could heard shocked hardly answering, when he it be own his voice\n",
"had as inside As deep before. the if from had he voice recognised\n",
"a squeaking uncontrollable in was there mixed painful with and him,\n",
"first sort could at it, out but be there then words the made was a\n",
"leaving whether which them unclear, the made unsure echo hearer of\n",
" had had heard Gregor full or to he give not. wanted a properly\n",
"everything, but explain answer in the and circumstances contented\n",
"I'm getting with himself saying: thank-you, \"Yes, up yes, mother,\n",
"noticed now.\" be not in The probably could voice Gregor's change\n",
"the through was as door, satisfied wooden mother with his outside\n",
"But short explanation this conversation and shuffled away. this\n",
"other made Gregor, family that aware of against the the members\n",
"at expectations his still father came and their home, was soon\n",
"fist. doors, gently, one side his but the at knocking of with\n",
"And after wrong?\" called, \"Gregor, he a Gregor\", \"what's short\n",
"he a \"Gregor! called while in voice: deepness his warning again with\n",
"door the sister other side At came his Gregor!\" plaintively: \n",
"you to answered anything?\" Do Aren't \"Gregor? need Gregor you well?\n",
"all sides: both ready, now\", remove to making effort \"I'm the an\n",
"and voice strangeness carefully by enunciating from very his putting\n",
"pauses word. individual to father went between His each, back long\n",
"door, whispered: \"Gregor, sister his but his I open the breakfast,\n",
"beg door, however, of had Gregor, no the of you.\" thought opening\n",
"instead acquired habit, and for his himself cautious congratulated\n",
"even doors his locking travelling, when of at he all from night was\n",
"home. at\n",
"\n",
"do up he wanted thing to being in was The peace get without first to\n",
"to his dressed, all to disturbed, get of and have most breakfast.\n",
"next, well to was he do what as aware then consider he would Only\n",
"conclusions would any thoughts sensible not bring that to his he by\n",
"had He in that felt in a remembered he slight often pain bed. lying\n",
"turned perhaps always caused bed, by lying but had that awkwardly,\n",
"he to his and out pure wondered be would imagination how imaginings\n",
"He have slightest resolve the slowly not did themselves today.\n",
"his first doubt more that the voice nothing change than was the in\n",
"sign cold, occupational was a for of hazard an serious which\n",
"salesmen. travelling\n",
"\n",
"a matter covers; blow off to the had It to only was he simple throw\n",
"it themselves. and off became by himself little a they up fell But\n",
"broad. was that, especially so difficult as after exceptionally he\n",
"would arms his his and but have up; to hands He himself used push\n",
"of those little instead them legs only had he continuously all\n",
"moreover moving he which in unable was different directions, to and\n",
" wanted the that one them, to then of he bend control. was If first\n",
"to one itself would he that and finally do if stretch out; managed\n",
"set he be the others seemed to all that free with leg, what wanted\n",
"that would move be something and is painfully. can't \"This about\n",
"don't bed\", in to said done trying Gregor to do himself, \"so keep\n",
"it\".\n",
"\n",
"the he body lower to was thing his do of first wanted The get part\n",
"and bed, had part, seen not this lower never could he the out of but\n",
"it to move; to what looked be too imagine like; hard it out turned\n",
"almost frenzy, so a it in went finally, he and when slowly;\n",
"with forwards carelessly could all himself the he force shoved\n",
"lower the he direction, hit gather, chose hard wrong the against\n",
"and that bedpost, burning from lower felt pain he the learned the\n",
"might be most the present, well, part body at of sensitive. his\n",
"\n",
"So he bed body tried top the of of then get the out to his part\n",
"managed the carefully his he to head side. This first, turning\n",
"the bulk and quite its its despite and breadth easily, weight, of\n",
"the body direction eventually slowly the his followed in head. of\n",
"the out head his bed got But at when of last into had he the and\n",
"occurred let himself would to it air him that it fall if fresh he be\n",
"afraid his were carry not he became a injured, miracle head to if so\n",
"knock on not pushing the he himself way. forward same could And\n",
"price; than any himself out better stay lose in bed at to now\n",
"consciousness.\n",
"\n",
"back he took where had effort to just to It get much been as\n",
"sighing, more he watching but and lay earlier, once there when was\n",
"even as harder they against each than his other legs struggled\n",
"bringing that if was think could way he of of before, possible, no\n",
"peace to himself this and it that He told chaos. more once order\n",
"not the possible and sensible for most bed him to stay was in that\n",
"could to do it thing in whatever he way of to at get be free would\n",
"he the forget sacrifice. to though, did time, same whatever not At\n",
"rushing than remind better was that himself consideration much calm\n",
"he conclusions. this desperate would like times to direct At his \n",
"the clearly and window to out but as he as could, look eyes\n",
"even side narrow was street the the other of unfortunately,\n",
"and or cheer the in enveloped view fog had little confidence morning\n",
"offer he himself him. said to o'clock, the \"Seven when to already\",\n",
"\"seven again, struck o'clock, still fog clock there's and a like\n",
"And there breathing this.\" he lightly quietly while a lay longer,\n",
"to if perhaps stillness total the expected bring he back things as\n",
"to and natural real state. their\n",
"\n",
"seven he past \"Before said quarter to But it then himself: strikes\n",
"then properly And out have got I'll by of definitely have bed. to\n",
"ask work will to round me somebody come happened from to have what's\n",
"seven work up at And as so he open as before o'clock.\" well, they\n",
"length to his himself the body of task swinging entire of the set\n",
"the If falling out of at the succeeded same in he all bed out time.\n",
"this of way head bed could kept so he did he and his in as raised\n",
"His and back probably avoid hard, quite it. seemed be injuring to \n",
"the falling nothing to onto it would probably carpet. happen His\n",
"bound main and which to was for loud concern the was noise make, he\n",
"would not concern through probably the if even raise doors all\n",
"risked. to was But be had something alarm. it that\n",
"\n",
"of When half way the Gregor out sticking was the new bed - already\n",
"an all had was was game a effort, do rock than he more to method of\n",
"forth - everything it how to simple him and be would back occurred\n",
"his father him. help - somebody strong came if he to had people Two\n",
"would been would than and mind the they maid - more in have enough;\n",
"push their him under have peel only the back, his arms to of dome\n",
"then load the be with from down and and bend away bed, patient the\n",
"onto floor, careful the he the as where, swang hopefully, over\n",
"call use. little would legs help really he Should find for a\n",
"even all were that the though, locked? from fact apart the doors\n",
"all could difficulty suppress he not Despite a in, the was smile he\n",
"this thought. at\n",
"\n",
"it he so while far that had After a already moved across have would\n",
"too rocked hard been for hard. keep him balance he to if his The\n",
"have and seven a now ten past final make he to was time would\n",
"there the a decision at door ring the very flat. was soon. Then of\n",
"said to \"That'll very and he froze be himself, work\", from someone\n",
"became still, lively legs as the little more all his although only\n",
"quiet. For remained they around. danced everything moment a\n",
"\"They're Gregor said caught door\", opening not the in himself, to\n",
"hope. of the course, steps But then some nonsensical maid's firm\n",
"opened to only hear as it. needed Gregor door and the to ever went\n",
"was of greeting it and first - the who he knew the words visitor's\n",
"have to himself. did clerk only one Why be Gregor the chief\n",
"for they a became work where company highly immediately to condemned\n",
"every slightest Were suspicious shortcoming? at all employees, the\n",
"of and there one one not louts, was them who was them, of faithful\n",
"pangs he devoted with go so mad that of who would conscience\n",
"get bed didn't least spend couldn't at couple if of of out a he\n",
"on Was business? enough really the company morning not hours it in\n",
"- trainees to one make enquiries let were the enquiries of assuming\n",
"necessary chief clerk the did - and did himself, even to come have\n",
"whole, to this they so family show innocent that was the have\n",
"that could clerk suspicious the the chief to only trusted be have\n",
"these had to made it? thoughts And wisdom investigate because more\n",
"through himself proper than decision, upset he him any with swang\n",
"of thump, bed. wasn't his all a loud but There out the it force was\n",
"fall noise. was little carpet, His a by really the loud a softened\n",
"was and which back elastic more thought, Gregor's also he had than\n",
"not the had sound muffled and held He his made too not noticeable.\n",
"and enough, as annoyed it in though, carefully fell; and head he hit\n",
"pain, against and carpet. it the rubbed he it turned\n",
"\n",
"chief \"Something's down in fallen the the in room there\", said clerk\n",
"the of something to whether sort on left. tried imagine the Gregor\n",
"could the happen clerk him chief today had ever to happened to that\n",
"that as to gruff was possible. in it But concede you too; if had\n",
"the clerk's in chief his reply to footsteps this question, firm\n",
"heard adjoining boots in polished now room. be the could highly\n",
"to Gregor's him whispered on to From room sister let the right, his\n",
"clerk him \"Gregor, here.\" \"Yes, the know\", is know: chief I said\n",
"loud voice daring himself; to to without raise but enough his Gregor\n",
"him. hear to his sister for\n",
"\n",
"\"Gregor\", \"the the now his chief to father left, room his from said\n",
"and clerk round come you the wants why leave didn't know has to on\n",
"he say to train. early what don't We him. know And to anyway,\n",
"personally. open to speak this So door. I'm you please wants up to\n",
"room.\" forgive your to good enough be sure untidiness he'll the of\n",
"Then the clerk Samsa\". Mr. \"Good called isn't \"He chief morning,\n",
"chief while the well\", mother to his his father said clerk,\n",
"continued the please isn't \"He door. through well, speak believe to\n",
" have lad else a train! me. only Gregor missed would Why ever The\n",
" business. the thinks makes he cross the way about me It nearly\n",
"evenings; in never he's been but in town a week goes now for out the\n",
"home in stayed every the evening. kitchen and sits He with just us\n",
"of the or timetables. studies paper relaxation idea train reads His\n",
"his little for is working a frame, He's made fretsaw. with\n",
"you'll only or be three evenings, amazed instance, him two took it\n",
"room; how in it you'll is; his see it's up it soon nice as hanging\n",
"we glad here; Gregor you're door. I'm opens as the Anyway, wouldn't\n",
"door able have to so Gregor ourselves; been by open the get he's to\n",
"he he that said morning this isn't stubborn; well, and he sure I'm\n",
"a moment\", said is, slowly isn't.\" in but \"I'll be there Gregor he\n",
"so and that moving but without would he not any thoughtfully, miss\n",
" any other of think word of the can't of way conversation. I \"Well\n",
"\"I Samsa\", explaining Mrs. hope chief the said it's clerk, it,\n",
"other hand, the must But I serious. if we say on nothing that\n",
"people unwell in or ever commerce fortunately slightly then, become\n",
"because overcome have you it as to unfortunately simply like, we of\n",
"clerk to considerations.\" come you business the see chief in \"Can\n",
"asked father impatiently, at then?\", the his now door knocking\n",
"there his right followed the on said \"No\", Gregor. In again. room\n",
"to on his cry. painful the room a silence; left his sister in began\n",
"\n",
"go She his others? why and not join sister had probably did So the\n",
"even to begun up not only dressed. get was And why just and had got\n",
"because got it had Was and crying? the up, had she not not let he\n",
"job danger clerk he was in, losing in if his chief and because of\n",
"boss once that their with his pursue would more the parents happened\n",
"as to worry same need before? demands things no was like about There\n",
"there slightest was the Gregor yet. still that had and not\n",
" For his family. lay the intention abandoning time he of just being\n",
"knew the on condition the was there in he carpet, and no-one who\n",
"clerk was let in. expected the It chief seriously to have him would\n",
"be a and suitable minor excuse only easily could a discourtesy,\n",
"Gregor something which for found not was it later for on, could it\n",
"on sensible the sacked And spot. to it more much seemed Gregor be\n",
"disturbing with at of to leave instead him in peace him now talking\n",
"happening, others didn't But him crying. know what they the was and\n",
"their behaviour. worried, were excuse that would\n",
"\n",
"Samsa\", voice, \"Mr. him, called The chief he now clerk to raised his\n",
"us no barricade \"what You wrong? is in your yourself more give room,\n",
"answer, and you no yes an are serious or for causing than\n",
"your parents unnecessary mention fail and you I and - concern to\n",
"duties this your fail - carry business to way out by just you in the\n",
"way a your unheard here of. is of on that speaking behalf quite I'm\n",
"employer, and clear must and your a and request really of parents\n",
"explanation. astonished. immediate I quite am astonished, I\n",
"sensible you and and person, you I a thought as calm knew now\n",
"off to suddenly peculiar morning, be showing with This whims. seem\n",
"reason suggest for did to a possible your failure your employer\n",
"money appear, the it that with to had was it's - recently do true\n",
"my to word giving of honour entrusted I to him came you - but near\n",
"right that that the not could I see But be now explanation. that\n",
"your any no feel wish stubbornness incomprehensible longer I\n",
"position your behalf. on nor intercede is to your whatsoever And\n",
"had to all originally that secure. all to I say you intended this\n",
"but cause time since here you in good no waste for me my to private,\n",
"it. learn of not also don't reason why I parents should see your\n",
"turnover that grant unsatisfactory you late; been I of very Your has\n",
"good not especially to time it's business, we the do of year\n",
"no no to is but recognise simply that; year of time do there\n",
"at we business there allow to cannot Mr. all, Samsa, be.\" \n",
"\n",
"\"But beside and himself Sir\", in forgetting Gregor, all else called\n",
"excitement, immediately, the just up a open \"I'll moment. I'm\n",
"attack get unwell, able dizziness, haven't I slightly to an been of\n",
"fresh now. now, quite in still though. up. again bed I'm I'm I'm\n",
"quite patient! bed. Just just It's a Be out not moment. of getting\n",
"It's as though. now, alright easy as I'm quite thought. I'd\n",
"suddenly can what I to happen alright a quite was person! shocking,\n",
"last it, know night, about had perhaps parents than I me, better my\n",
"have it night last noticed symptom already. small of must They a\n",
" it. work! you why But didn't always at I know don't you know let I\n",
"illness at over think can you get home. staying an Please, without\n",
"make for my don't suffer! There's no of any basis the parents\n",
"ever you're me word making; to nobody's said accusations any about a\n",
" I haven't the these of things. Maybe latest contracts read you sent\n",
"well, these off the with o'clock eight as train, few I'll in. set\n",
"given strength. rest You of have don't need wait, me sir; hours to\n",
"I'll the to after be you, so soon good and be in please office as\n",
"recommend to boss to me the tell him!\" and that\n",
"\n",
"And what Gregor knowing he out these words, while gushed was hardly\n",
"drawers - over the chest made this saying, way his he was of to\n",
"done, probably the of he because already practise had in easily had\n",
"upright. he tried himself get did now - really where want bed to He\n",
"speak him want to did open them see to really the door, let and to\n",
"was were others the clerk; so with chief and insistent, the he being\n",
"say would learn him. curious they they caught sight what of to when\n",
"longer then no were they it would If shocked Gregor's be\n",
" If, took rest. could everything he and however, they responsibility\n",
"he to be calmly have no reason still and hurried he if upset, would\n",
"could The o'clock. station the few eight he really at first be for\n",
"to times just he on smooth drawers of the up tried he climb chest\n",
"down but finally again, one he last gave swing slid himself and\n",
"the serious was lower stood upright; body part his in there of pain\n",
"it. longer to let attention himself no but Now he gave fall he any\n",
"the of chair and back of nearby against to edges a held tightly the\n",
"By and he little with now had calmed legs. down, kept also his it\n",
"listen what clerk the saying. that chief was quiet he could to so\n",
"\n",
"asked that?\" chief of you his \"Did understand a clerk word the all\n",
"trying us\". God!\" not \"surely parents, to \"Oh, of he's make fools\n",
"was his in seriously could \"he already mother, tears, be who called\n",
" we're then and she cried. suffer. making Grete! him Grete!\" ill\n",
"the from called \"Mother?\" his They other sister communicated side.\n",
" Gregor's \"You'll have across the to doctor straight for room. go\n",
"you the Did Quick, Gregor hear get is ill. doctor. away. the way\n",
" spoke \"That voice now?\" said the just animal\", was of the Gregor an\n",
"clerk, chief his was calmness in contrast mother's with with that a\n",
"father through his the into \"Anna! kitchen called Anna!\" screams.\n",
"locksmith a now!\" here, his hands, the hall, entrance \"get clapping\n",
"skirts And swishing, their immediately out girls, ran two the\n",
"hall, as the front door they the wrenching of open through the flat\n",
" quickly? How to There had went. so sister managed dressed his get\n",
"must left of door they the sound no have shut again; was it banging\n",
"open; do where in homes something has people awful happened. often\n",
"\n",
"calmer. contrast, So become Gregor, couldn't had they in much\n",
"words any his they seemed more, clear enough to although understand\n",
"than used clearer the perhaps him, had - before become his to ears\n",
"though, something They there was sound. had that wrong realised,\n",
"to The his help. response first with and were to him, ready\n",
"feel situation him wise, and confident been that and had made\n",
"better. in among people, and he that He drawn felt had back been\n",
"the he expected surprising from the doctor and great and locksmith\n",
"did not he although distinguish from achievements one - really the\n",
"was said Whatever be in order other. would so, crucial, to next\n",
"little, coughed make he a possible, as as but his taking voice clear\n",
"even not sound do too loudly well as this care this might to\n",
"from that the a was way human and no longer different sure coughs he\n",
"himself. it this very become he judge Meanwhile, for could had\n",
"Perhaps in were parents room. at sat the the next table his quiet\n",
"all clerk, chief they pressed or the whispering were with perhaps\n",
"and the door listening. against\n",
"\n",
"way the door chair. Once slowly with Gregor to over his the pushed\n",
"and he go holding let onto there threw the himself it of door,\n",
"on of the adhesive himself using tips the against upright it his\n",
"a while from recover legs. effort the to rested little there He\n",
"in key the the task of turning the then himself involved to and set\n",
"proper mouth. seemed, his to He unfortunately, lock have no with\n",
"but was - grasp of how - key? the lack teeth he, teeth then, to the\n",
"using with course, of very the a jaw, up for was, strong jaw; made\n",
"able that the fact was key to he turning, really the start ignoring\n",
"brown causing some kind damage must came of he fluid as been a have\n",
"dripped floor. key and flowed his the from the mouth, over onto\n",
"room, said chief \"Listen\", \"he's turning the next the the clerk in\n",
" but was all this; by should greatly Gregor they encouraged key.\"\n",
"\"Well have him, done, been too: mother and his his calling to father\n",
"\"keep hold have of the cried, they keep it, Gregor\", should at\n",
"they his And all lock!\" the were idea that with excitedly following \n",
"on the all paying he strength, bit his no efforts, key with\n",
"the was the key himself. pain to turned causing As attention he\n",
"lock himself holding turned it, the with around he round only\n",
"upright or it his key hung down the and with mouth, onto pushed\n",
"as again of weight the needed. sound clear with his The whole body\n",
"sign lock Gregor's of could the as he break that was it back snapped\n",
"his regained as his he himself: to and concentration, he said breath\n",
"\"So, didn't head he all\". need after the lay his locksmith I on Then\n",
"to door of open completely. the it the handle\n",
"\n",
"to wide it door already this way, Because the was he open in had\n",
"to before had himself could he be turn slowly He open first seen.\n",
"the doors, carefully had of very it one to do and he double around\n",
"flat if before his want did on the fall to back entering not he\n",
"with still to He unable this was room. movement, occupied difficult\n",
"he when else, pay anything the to chief attention heard clerk\n",
"the a loud which exclaim of soughing \"Oh!\", like sounded wind. the\n",
"nearest to saw door - the his the hand was - he him Now he also\n",
"against open slowly his as if by retreating driven mouth and pressed\n",
"force. Gregor's her steady invisible and hair a mother, still\n",
"looked dishevelled despite chief bed there, the from clerk's being\n",
"took two unfolded she steps her his father. Then at arms, forward\n",
"onto towards sank skirts Gregor down the and her into floor that\n",
"down spread around onto out as disappeared her head themselves her\n",
"hostile, as father fists looked breast. clenched and her His if his\n",
"looked knock wanting back he to room. his Then into Gregor\n",
"uncertainly with round hands covered his living the his eyes room,\n",
"that his and shook. so powerful chest wept\n",
"\n",
"inside room, into of did go against Gregor the but leant not So the\n",
"the bolted in door way still held this other place. which was In\n",
"head along his body with only it could seen, half be above of his\n",
"side which out peered others. at leant to the one as he he over\n",
"the had lighter; day much the endless, part of Meanwhile become\n",
"on street - side a which the the was other grey-black building of\n",
"be the clearly austere and could - regular with seen quite hospital\n",
"rain facade; the windows of was piercing still line its\n",
"hit throwing large, droplets now which individual down falling, the\n",
"the a breakfast time. lay washing up The at from ground on one\n",
"Gregor's there father, table; for because, of much so was it\n",
"of the would most day he was and important breakfast the meal\n",
"sat number for hours of it he several out as reading stretch a\n",
"newspapers. the there different On was exactly wall opposite\n",
"the sword a lieutenant army, Gregor he his when photograph of in was\n",
"his called carefree hand a smile on face in and he as forth his\n",
"bearing. hall door the entrance The uniform and for his to respect \n",
"as of and the was could the door open open he was also flat front\n",
"down began way the landing where and the stairs they their see onto\n",
"below.\n",
"\n",
"the one Gregor, well then\", aware only he to said that was \"Now,\n",
"\"I'll now, get have my away kept up dressed pack straight calm,\n",
" let You please off. set you leave? me just can samples Will and\n",
"see\", and said chief clerk, I not to the he I'm \"that stubborn\n",
"a my traveller do but job; is arduous commercial like being to\n",
"travelling living. I you earn couldn't my where without are So\n",
"in report Will you Yes? going, everything accurately, to the office?\n",
"then? quite possible be unable temporarily someone to for to It's\n",
"remember right time the what's work, been but just to that's\n",
"later that the past achieved consider difficulty once the and on, in\n",
"the certainly all diligence has work will removed, with been he more\n",
"that seriously You're concentration. debt in aware and to well I'm\n",
"parents my having look after and my our as employer to well as\n",
"trapped that a so I'm sister, I situation, but difficult in will\n",
"it any again. way don't things Please harder of work make my out\n",
"the than are for at me they already, me take sides don't and against\n",
" I the that know office. They travellers. likes we nobody think\n",
"having enormous an as it. earn wage a That's of time as well soft\n",
"just but reason they no think have to better particular prejudice of\n",
"sir, But rest it. you better of a have the the than overview you,\n",
"overview a staff, can I say in in confidence, if fact, better this\n",
"like very easy to the a it's than for - boss businessman himself him\n",
"make than employees harshly judge them more about and his mistakes\n",
"spend that well he And we aware also should. you're travellers\n",
"from whole that we very year so office, away the can almost the\n",
"complaints, and fall gossip victim to chance and easily groundless\n",
"almost sort of it's from yourself and to impossible that defend\n",
"at about don't them, all it's hear thing, when we usually if even or\n",
"and feel trip, arrive when we we that's a from home back exhausted\n",
"harmful without even the knowing of been what's going on effects\n",
"first away, them. go least Please, don't at caused what say\n",
"show to that you at something that right!\" least partly grant I'm\n",
"\n",
"started as clerk soon the away as had had turned But Gregor to chief\n",
"over speak, back with lips, protruding and, at only him his stared\n",
"not moment as shoulders for He left. did trembling a keep still he\n",
"door the was moved while steadily towards Gregor speaking, but\n",
"moved without his taking as He gradually, if eyes very him. off\n",
"on had prohibition secret leaving room. It been was some there the\n",
"he only entrance sudden a had hall the reached made when that he\n",
"drew foot in the living from his room, rushed forward and movement,\n",
"right far the a towards out stretched panic. In hand his hall, he\n",
"force the supernatural some there, stairway were there if out as\n",
"waiting to him. save\n",
"\n",
"question the Gregor it of out to that the realised chief let was\n",
"mood in not was firm this clerk to if position his be away the go in\n",
"extreme put did his not something was danger. parents That into\n",
"understand the years, very had over that become convinced they well;\n",
"for life, job for and his besides, provide would Gregor entire this\n",
"had had they worry so that to present lost they about much sight at\n",
"thought the did though, the for any of Gregor, future. about think\n",
" The to held future. chief clerk convinced be down, calmed back, had\n",
"family finally depended Gregor won future of and over; the and his\n",
"already If it! sister clever; She she were was on here! was only his\n",
"And lying was in back. Gregor tears peacefully on still while his\n",
"the was lover chief women, of him; she could a clerk persuade surely\n",
"and hall the talk in front she door entrance out the him close would\n",
"there, state. shocked his would But Gregor sister his was of not\n",
"to he do considering himself. have without And that job the still\n",
"familiar well about in his he with not how was could present move\n",
"state, still that speech - not probably might his not - would or or\n",
"of the let himself through be pushed door; he go the understood,\n",
"landing chief tried clerk the the to on who, opening; reach\n",
"both ridiculously, banister but hands; on to holding with the was\n",
"sought Gregor as a fell over he and, with scream immediately little\n",
"on his landed legs. onto, numerous little something to hold Hardly\n",
"began he time that day, than, happened to had first for the that\n",
"alright legs the feel his had with ground body; little the solid\n",
"under told his he them; as exactly them; they did pleasure, they to\n",
"carry him and wanted the to even where effort go; he to making were\n",
"finally believing his would was be all soon that soon sorrows he at\n",
"but to end. side from swayed back to He held an the urge side move\n",
"he crouched the mother far as in there floor. not on was away His \n",
"him engrossed and at quite in of first, front but seemed, herself,\n",
"outstretched and with she then jumped her arms her up suddenly\n",
"sake, spread for way she \"Help, shouting: Help!\" pity's The fingers\n",
"her Gregor held to but suggested better, head the wanted she see\n",
"was not; did unthinking way she she backwards hurrying that showed\n",
"table forgotten was behind the had all the her with that she\n",
"quickly she things breakfast table sat on she when reached it; the\n",
"was on even without seeming she knowing it doing; without down what\n",
"over to and that coffee been had of a notice gush pot the knocked\n",
"carpet. coffee the was onto down pouring\n",
"\n",
" gently, had at mother\", up He \"Mother, Gregor her. said looking\n",
"clerk for moment, chief but could completely the the not forgotten\n",
"air sight jaws the of himself with help snapping the his the in at\n",
"screaming flow fled anew, from she mother coffee. his of That set\n",
"of he towards table and arms his the rushed her. the as into father\n",
"had Gregor, for time no spare his the chief now; parents though, to\n",
"stairs; already with clerk chin the had reached the banister, his on\n",
"looked the time. a Gregor he made for him; back he last run for\n",
"be to wanted must of sure him; chief have clerk reaching the\n",
"at something, he expected leapt several and once down steps as\n",
" shouts his staircase. around all the disappeared; The resounding\n",
"Gregor's clerk seemed, the of to put chief unfortunately, flight\n",
"into father Until been had self as he then a panic relatively well.\n",
"chief now, clerk of controlled, instead the but running after\n",
"least Gregor he at not him, impeding after as himself, ran or\n",
"in seized the stick hand right chief clerk's his Gregor's father\n",
"with his had chair, a on along clerk left (the it chief behind hat\n",
"large table and up the newspaper with overcoat), from a his picked\n",
"used into and room, drive back his to Gregor stamping them left, his\n",
" to appeals father were as him went. at his foot Gregor's he no of\n",
"understood, appeals however were not help, much simply he his humbly\n",
"merely head harder. the foot his his stamped father his all turned\n",
"the Gregor's room, had mother the despite Across chilly weather,\n",
"open pulled pressed leant it her far out to and a of hands window,\n",
"from flew the in street towards her A of face. air strong draught\n",
"curtains on the the flew the stairway, newspapers table up, the\n",
" some of the Nothing fluttered floor. blown and were them onto would\n",
"at father Gregor's him he making stop noises as hissing back, drove\n",
"moving wild Gregor like any had a in man. practice had never him \n",
"able go and only slowly. Gregor If was to had only backwards very\n",
"been back his allowed room been turn have in he to would round\n",
"he the straight but was he away, that to afraid that if time do took\n",
"impatient, become his would was a threat there the and of father\n",
"from head lethal the father's back his blow in or his to hand stick\n",
" no he Eventually, though, realised any that moment. had Gregor\n",
"to of he saw, choice quite his he as incapable that disgust, was\n",
"a going he as backwards in straight began, so quickly as line;\n",
"turn to anxious possible with at and frequent glances father, his\n",
"his perhaps was but father slowly, able went It very himself round.\n",
"him, to good see his intentions did as to hinder nothing in fact he\n",
"a tip from his of directions and to used the he give stick now then\n",
"would stop If his only distance way as which to turn. father to\n",
"quite confused. When Gregor unbearable hissing! It was that making\n",
"round, nearly listening he to finished still had turning that\n",
"little the he way a made back and himself turned hissing, a mistake\n",
"he he was come. when had head He his pleased finally just had in\n",
"his the was doorway, then saw that narrow, it but front too and of\n",
"too further get was through broad body difficulty. it to In without \n",
"to obviously not it to open mood, did father occur his his present\n",
"so that of the other would doors double the enough space Gregor have\n",
"on should to get idea Gregor fixed was He that the merely through.\n",
"would he room got back quickly Nor possible. into as as his ever be\n",
"as time allowed the Gregor preparation himself have upright to get\n",
"did, through making more getting the he What doorway. for noise \n",
"to ever, drive there the forwards Gregor harder as was if than all\n",
"as to Gregor in been if there sounded way; nothing was it had the\n",
"pleasant father one now him; than not was more it a behind\n",
"Gregor and himself the into pushed without experience, doorway\n",
"his body One lifted for of regard side might itself, what happen. \n",
"flank scraped on lay white the the one angle an at in he doorway,\n",
"and painfully door leaving on it, vile was flecks injured, brown\n",
"at have move was he fast stuck been to able would soon all and not\n",
"hung by little along himself, the legs quivering one side the air in\n",
"the the while were those painfully pressed against other on side\n",
"Then ground. father gave his hefty which behind a him from shove\n",
"heavily him him and and released sent from held where flying, he was\n",
"deep into his door room. shut the with bleeding, slammed was The\n",
"finally, all stick, then, quiet. was\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"II\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"was it evening awoke getting Gregor dark not until It that that was\n",
"sleep. deep soon would have and his from He coma-like woken\n",
"disturbed, had anyway been if had he as even he afterwards hadn't\n",
"rested. enough felt and had that sleep he impression fully But the\n",
"the steps the leading of door into hurried front some sound and the\n",
"carefully woken had being light The shut the him. from room\n",
"there and lamps electric here shone palely street onto ceiling the\n",
"was, down the it furniture, was where of Gregor but tops and below,\n",
"pushed himself clumsily dark. to door, He feeling his way over the\n",
"was which value he beginning to now the of learn with - his antennae\n",
"his in had whole there. see order to been The - what of happening\n",
"side and stretched one, limped scar, he like left painfully seemed \n",
" had two badly badly the rows on his One legs of legs. been of\n",
"morning of was in nearly miracle that injured it the events that a -\n",
"one and of - had only been them along lifelessly. dragged\n",
"\n",
"the door was what reached he realised had that it he when It only\n",
"of him had it was was it; over that actually smell to drawn the\n",
"a something dish to filled there the eat. By was door with\n",
"bread with of milk white sweetened in floating little it. He pieces\n",
"hungrier laughed, was so was he as than even he pleased he almost\n",
"morning, the that immediately into had and his dipped been head\n",
"it. with drew milk, his he head eyes But nearly soon covering his\n",
"tender his pain back again in disappointment; the did only in not\n",
"side - only left the it was eat to make to he food difficult able\n",
"eat his - but if whole body as the whole together snuffling worked a\n",
"at not this Milk milk like did taste nice. all was normally his\n",
"there and left drink, for sister had him certainly favourite it his\n",
"almost own turned, against away of that, he will, his but because\n",
"crawled dish from the and the into centre of back room. the\n",
"\n",
"the crack the in door, the Through gas that had could see Gregor\n",
"would father at room. this normally in lit His the living been time\n",
"his evening voice be a in sat out it paper, to with loud reading\n",
"but now his sister, Gregor's not sometimes and was mother, to there\n",
"him Gregor's to write a sound often and would be sister heard. tell\n",
"in this maybe had lost habit father the his reading, about but\n",
"too, quiet times. was there recent so even all though around It\n",
"it must in life flat. somebody the \"What been is have the a quiet\n",
"the to lead\", Gregor family and, said himself, darkness, gazing into\n",
"like life pride provide able felt that in was a a he great that to\n",
"a now, nice sister But parents. and if for his all such what home\n",
"and a and horrible come this to should comfort peace and wealth\n",
"was end? did that not Gregor something That to want frightening\n",
"to about, started crawling much, move so up about he too and think\n",
"down room. the\n",
"\n",
"evening, of long on room the one was door side that the Once during\n",
"again; closed the and hurriedly very opened door on later slightly\n",
"on that needed did side someone the the other seemed same; to it\n",
"it. of room went and enter thought but waited the better Gregor\n",
"the door, timorous either immediately the to bring resolved by\n",
"out some the it at or way find into to least visitor room in who\n",
"in the door no that night was and more was; opened Gregor but waited\n",
"The vain. locked morning the doors everyone previous were while had\n",
"but that now, to to he in him, there get up wanted now opened had\n",
"time the one doors some been the other of and had clearly unlocked\n",
"were in the keys day, no-one the sides. and the other during came,\n",
"\n",
"gaslight at the until was the room not that night living in late It\n",
"was was out, to had see and that easy it and now put parents his sister\n",
"stayed distinctly awake heard all be as all they that could as time,\n",
"would that tip-toe. clear no-one they was away together on It went\n",
"plenty morning; him gave room any Gregor's into until that more come\n",
"time how to he have about think to re-arrange of undisturbed would\n",
"For reason, tall, forced was his he room life. where some the empty \n",
"flat feel there to uneasy him on lay the as floor, he made remain\n",
"aware though even living had been five it in years. Hardly he for\n",
"he feeling he a doing of what other was than slight of shame,\n",
"back down under hurried his a couch. pressed and on the It little,\n",
"to felt his nonetheless head, able longer he he but was no lift\n",
"at regret immediately that his his body was ease and too only was\n",
"it all to underneath. get broad\n",
"\n",
"in Some passed there. night of time whole he the spent the a He\n",
"it although in of because light woke from sleep, alarm frequently he\n",
"and in vague some of was time spent the hunger, his and worries\n",
"hopes same to conclusion: the led always however, for which, the\n",
"he must show time remain and the must he being patience calm,\n",
"the could that bear so consideration family greatest his\n",
"present he, in his condition, forced that to unpleasantness was\n",
"impose them. on\n",
"\n",
"the had opportunity soon his of Gregor strength test the to\n",
"before decisions, night the as morning, almost the had early next\n",
"door the dressed, nearly sister, from opened the fully ended, his\n",
"front in. did not straight anxiously looked him see room and She\n",
"to but she did couch had under be when away, the - him he notice\n",
"- away sake, she God's was he have couldn't somewhere, so flown for\n",
"she of shut lost and herself the control slammed door shocked that\n",
"outside. behaviour, regret she But as her she seemed again to from\n",
"tip-toe if away straight in the door again opened as and came on\n",
"someone ill room a the of even seriously stranger. or entering of\n",
"forward, had the right his to the pushed couch, edge of Gregor head\n",
"he her. she had left milk as and notice the watched that Would it\n",
"hunger it from lack him realise and that bring was, of any was not\n",
"some she that If do other in it more suitable? didn't was food\n",
"than draw would it, he rather herself her go attention hungry to\n",
"under he feel the forward a although urge to terrible rush from did\n",
"and at her couch, throw his something sister's beg for himself feet\n",
"dish full sister good However, eat. his to the immediately noticed \n",
"and few looked around milk with it the drops splashed it of at and\n",
"some a picked using rag, surprise. immediately up She it -\n",
"hands extremely it her - out. Gregor bare not was carried and\n",
"bring as to would imagining what place, its the she in curious\n",
"never wildest could guessed he possibilities, his but what have\n",
"in his bring. sister, actually order her to did goodness, test In\n",
"things, spread selection all a brought taste, of whole him out she\n",
"There old, half-rotten were on bones vegetables; old newspaper. an\n",
"gone meal, white from had a that covered hard; in evening the sauce\n",
"declared and cheese that few raisins some almonds; had Gregor\n",
"a bread roll with some two spread before; dry inedible and days\n",
"butter had salt. into some and that all as water well poured she As\n",
"probably been for had dish, Gregor's permanently set aside which the\n",
"it them. out Then, beside use, and consideration for placed of\n",
"of eat she not in front he feelings, knew Gregor's that would as\n",
"and again her, key she turned the in out lock hurried even so the\n",
"could things comfortable for Gregor would that know as he make\n",
"he little Gregor's himself at whirred, as liked. he last could legs\n",
"have completely already healed What's injuries eat. more, must his\n",
"no in This than as he as moving. him, more difficulty found amazed\n",
"finger had with a slightly cut month he he his knife, a earlier\n",
"the thought how finger had hurt his yesterday. still day of before\n",
"I used \"Am be, thought, I he was then?\", sensitive than to and less\n",
"which had the at almost cheese greedily immediately, sucking already\n",
"than more compellingly, attracted on the the much foods him other\n",
"newspaper. one Quickly with his after eyes watering another,\n",
"the vegetables cheese, the the the and he consumed pleasure, sauce;\n",
"even he other all, the hand, didn't and foods, on fresh at like\n",
"he dragged eat to want the things from did way a little them away\n",
"the he he smell. because after Long had finished stand couldn't\n",
"sister the turned place, eating same lay in lethargic his slowly and\n",
"the that should key he lock to as sign the He a in withdraw. him\n",
"been was although and immediately had half he startled, he asleep,\n",
"to under the great couch. back needed hurried self-control But he\n",
"time room, his for even stay that the there in the was short sister\n",
"his had as he a little out rounded so and much eating body food\n",
"space. could in Half suffocating, that hardly breathe narrow he\n",
"bulging sister watched unselfconsciously with as eyes a his took\n",
"them in and mixing the left-overs, up he food the with swept broom\n",
"more. if any all it be could at used touched even not as had not\n",
"quickly a dropped into its wooden She closed it bin, all it with\n",
"and She had hardly out. turned carried her back lid, everything\n",
"and before from again Gregor the under came stretched out couch\n",
"himself.\n",
"\n",
"received Gregor each now, food was day how This once the in his\n",
"maid his were and asleep, still parents the the morning while and\n",
"time everyone had meal eaten as after second their his at midday\n",
"little then sleep Gregor's parents while a would well, and for as\n",
"on send maid sister some the away would errand. and father Gregor's\n",
"not did him want it perhaps to certainly mother starve either, but\n",
"would been could more any they to have have stand more than\n",
"than his it, his and perhaps of told being experience feeding about\n",
"to wanted could distress what they them she were sister spare as\n",
"enough. suffering indeed\n",
"\n",
"find what told the to Gregor they It had was for out impossible\n",
"morning out of get locksmith them the to first and the that doctor\n",
"not As his flat. could nobody him, understand even sister, nobody,\n",
"content thought to had that he them, could understand be so to he\n",
"she moved sighs sister's about hear and to saints as appeals the his\n",
"room. his had when was used It little a she more only later, become\n",
"to question of there everything no of ever was, course, - her\n",
"fully sometimes to - Gregor would situation used becoming that the\n",
"could catch or friendly a least comment, a comment be that at\n",
"might as construed dinner enjoyed she \"He's friendly. his today\",\n",
"him, cleared left for all the away say food diligently he when had\n",
"and left if slowly most of became more or it, which more he\n",
"often everything's would say, just been \"now sadly, she frequent,\n",
"again\". left there\n",
"\n",
"able to hear listen did Gregor wasn't directly Although he news any\n",
"what to rooms, the whenever said in of was next he much and heard\n",
"appropriate straight scurry and speaking the to anyone door he would\n",
"against was press any body whole conversation, it. seldom There his\n",
"that way, some in first, not even if about was especially him at\n",
"all two For at mealtime the days, in only secret. every whole talk\n",
"do between they but now; was spoke about should even what meals they\n",
"the members always same at subject were least there two as of about\n",
"and home to home wanted by at family themselves at the - be nobody\n",
"And empty. of on leave question it flat to was the the entirely out\n",
"very the day had first the begged fallen maid and to knees her\n",
"go was not delay. let mother without her It clear to Gregor's very\n",
"within knew she how had what quarter but much she left of happened a\n",
"Gregor's of as hour, for thanking tearfully mother her dismissal an\n",
"even swore an had service. She she if enormous her done\n",
"tell anyone about what not slightest the had emphatically to\n",
"her. though of even happened, that asked had no-one\n",
"\n",
"cooking; sister Now Gregor's with to mother also his help had the\n",
"very ate as that no-one so much. not although bother was much\n",
"how Gregor another often would of urge heard one unsuccessfully them\n",
"than receive I've more thanks, \"no eat, to no and had enough\" answer\n",
"similar. very or either. sister something His No-one much drank\n",
"he hoping sometimes his would ask father a whether beer, would like\n",
"then it to fetch chance go and When herself. father for the his\n",
"would not she would add, feel he said selfish, so that that nothing\n",
"send for but housekeeper could would father she then it, his the\n",
"with close loud be matter no \"No\", a and the said. more would big,\n",
"\n",
"the Even an day his had had first before end, father come to\n",
"finances and sister what and their Gregor's mother explained to\n",
"and the took prospects up stood Now he and table then were. from\n",
"he the saved from receipt some box little had from cash or document\n",
"it collapsed heard Gregor had years five when earlier. business his\n",
"and then how complicated lock again it he the opened after he closed\n",
" his had was What some item he the father taken say wanted. heard he\n",
"of Gregor first heard the had good that news since first he been\n",
"He all his thought incarcerated nothing that had room. at in\n",
"him told remained business, from he never least at father's had his\n",
"asked different, had and anyway. never it him about anything Gregor\n",
"business to a had the misfortune family Their of state reduced total\n",
"arrange been at to despair, Gregor's time and that concern only had\n",
"as quickly all as forget it about that things so could they\n",
"So especially possible. working he started then fiery with hard, a\n",
"vigour to a travelling from junior him a salesman raised that\n",
"almost representative to chance with the it earn overnight, bringing\n",
"ways. quite his money converted Gregor at success in different work\n",
"on straight that home cash into lay the at table for the he could\n",
"had and astonished benefit They of been delighted his family. good\n",
"they again, and with not same come times never the least at had\n",
"so splendour, had even much was Gregor he earned that though later\n",
"bear the whole family, costs position in the to and bear of a did\n",
"had family, even used it, the Gregor to them. and They got both\n",
"to it, took money was provide gratitude glad with the they he and\n",
"although longer given was much no affection return. there in warm\n",
"Gregor sister Unlike remained she only now. to close his him, was\n",
"and was of violinist, his very it expressive a and fond gifted music\n",
"her send the secret next to to year though conservatory even it plan\n",
"expense made in that would some would great be to for up have cause\n",
"During conversation town, short in periods with Gregor's way. other\n",
"to but sister turn his conservatory ever only it often would the was\n",
"that be Their dream mentioned lovely a as never could realised.\n",
"this not parents Gregor hear like to talk, innocent but thought did\n",
"know decided he would quite he what about them it let and hard\n",
"with announcement on it planned grand of a day. Christmas\n",
"\n",
"totally was his of that pointless went That the sort through thing\n",
"the state, against door pressed in his mind present upright and\n",
"simply were he to when times too listening. became There tired\n",
"against when wearily would the listening, continue his head fall\n",
"a up with as door the even start, would and it he again pull\n",
"would next heard and they would caused be he noise door slightest\n",
"doing would all father that say now\", he's go his silent. \"What's\n",
"clearly the having while, and then a only door, after gone over to\n",
"up again. conversation the interrupted slowly would taken be\n",
"\n",
"several explaining times, things, father his When himself repeated\n",
"since with partly occupied because was long been a it time had he\n",
"and partly matters mother himself these did Gregor's because not\n",
"understand From everything first these the explanations repeated time.\n",
"despite their his to all Gregor misfortunes pleasure, learned, that\n",
"the some available It days. old was was from there not still money\n",
"some in it the had but lot, touched interest not meantime a been and\n",
"they had Besides the not that, accumulated. been up using all had\n",
"keeping money had that home Gregor a bringing every been month, only\n",
"had so been little for accumulating. that that, too, himself,\n",
"enthusiasm nodded Behind with his door, the in pleasure Gregor at\n",
"have unexpected could actually He caution. this used and thrift\n",
"money reduce surplus this boss, to to father's the his debt and his\n",
"from day job he when would have himself could that freed come have\n",
"better certainly father it the closer, way much now his was but had\n",
"done things.\n",
"\n",
"certainly not was however, enable to This enough the family money,\n",
"the interest; off to was to them it enough live for, maintain\n",
"no two it That's more. say, was or one years, to money perhaps,\n",
"that be aside should touched but really not for emergencies; set\n",
"had money father on live to but was healthy His to be earned. old,\n",
"in had confidence. and years During he self the lacking five that\n",
"been - the first that been of had in working full not life holiday a\n",
"strain had of and a lot put - on and weight no success become he\n",
"to and now go very elderly Would Gregor's mother clumsy. have slow\n",
"asthma was and strain She suffered her it and from earn for money? a\n",
"every move about spent would the other to just home, day be\n",
"by Would on struggling open breath the window. the sofa his for\n",
"child have to go money? was a and sister earn She of still\n",
"seventeen, up her life very consisting then been till enviable, had\n",
"sleeping late, clothes, the wearing out nice helping business, of in\n",
"of with a playing pleasures all modest and most in joining few the\n",
"they to Whenever the need talk money, earn began of to violin.\n",
"Gregor the would of then door let first always himself go and throw\n",
"became sofa with he quite leather the as it, to next hot onto cool,\n",
"shame regret. and\n",
"\n",
"He often there whole lie the not through, night sleeping would a\n",
"he end. wink leather but on the hours at scratching Or for go might\n",
"climbing effort pushing the of window, up to all chair onto to the a\n",
"up chair, sill and, the leaning window on the the in propped to\n",
"He of freedom stare used to great had feel it. a out sense from of\n",
"remembered this, was doing more obviously now something it but doing\n",
"than becoming actually way what as saw in was experienced, he this\n",
"things distinct day, even quite had he less near; that were every\n",
"the across curse to view hospital the ever-present of used the\n",
"see not all, and known he he if but could not at street, had now it\n",
"which lived he in was Charlottenstrasse, street that a quiet despite\n",
"have of thought being city, could was he middle the in he that the\n",
"and the sky where a the out grey the at looking waste window barren\n",
"inseparably. only needed grey His observant to earth sister mingled\n",
"chair push would back the before always it twice to she notice its\n",
"window she exact and by tidied room, position after the had the up\n",
"of left then even window inner pane on. open from the the\n",
"\n",
"speak to to had thank only been his able sister If Gregor and her\n",
"been him easier it that would him she all to for do have for for had\n",
"caused bear sister, it His to it it; pain. was but as him\n",
"was pretend possible as tried there as nothing naturally, to far\n",
"the burdensome longer course, about went and on, the of it it,\n",
"Gregor as able was she time by also so, went but do to was better\n",
"much see through to all better. able had become it It very even so\n",
"unpleasant she No room. whenever entered sooner for the now, him,\n",
"she come the in door a close as than quickly had she would\n",
"to the precaution that suffer so no-one would have into view\n",
"to it pull then and room, go window she would Gregor's straight the\n",
"suffocating. open was were hurriedly as Even if it almost she if\n",
"cold, deeply window little stay at she breathing a for would the\n",
" this with running would a twice about alarm She Gregor while. day\n",
"whole the making; under and shivering would couch he the noise stay\n",
"that knowing she to liked would well have full while, certainly\n",
"him be it to the this but in ordeal, her impossible for was spare\n",
"room windows with with the him closed. same\n",
"\n",
"day, about after One sister a transformation month Gregor's his when\n",
"particular to at shocked his reason longer any had no appearance, be\n",
"the usual came earlier a she little him and found room than into\n",
"staring be just the he where motionless, out still window, would and\n",
"room sister's horrible. the into his most In itself, not coming\n",
"surprise would been have for as would Gregor it been have no\n",
"he her difficult was window the still immediately open while for to\n",
"not but back she did and only she went not straight come in, there,\n",
"door the behind closed he would a had her, thought have stranger\n",
" went bite threatened her. and her to hide straight Gregor to tried\n",
"under but until he wait the couch, had course, of midday himself to\n",
"and back seemed more before she than his much uneasy sister came\n",
"realise him usual. found that still It she made appearance his\n",
"she continue even so, had probably to would to unbearable do and\n",
"that the to when of saw bit little overcome the flee urge him she\n",
" in her spare under to order from day, the protruded couch. even One\n",
"the over spent the to four he this bedsheet sight, carrying hours\n",
"on so arranged he that his back and was completely covered it couch\n",
"sister bent if down. his to and see would even be not him able she\n",
"this to did sheet If had think was not she necessary she do then all\n",
"it again, clear that was enough was take as it was it no off\n",
"off to pleasure left himself She Gregor completely. the so cut for\n",
"look glimpsed he thought was. sheet Gregor where a even of it\n",
"when the out looked he from sheet time gratitude carefully one under\n",
"see new the arrangement. how his to sister liked\n",
"\n",
"bring first parents For fourteen Gregor's could the not days,\n",
"hear the He him. would see come room into to often to themselves\n",
"how sister doing was appreciated new his say all work they the them\n",
"as was before, her had a they seen though, girl who somewhat even\n",
"But with two now and useless of annoyed been her. the frequently\n",
"often mother, them, the door father outside and would wait of both\n",
"while and Gregor's there, tidied room as up soon sister as in his\n",
"would tell she exactly she out went how to again have them\n",
"had everything had behaved what Gregor this eaten, looked, he how\n",
"any whether, be improvement time perhaps, and seen. slight could\n",
"also go relatively His visit but in and mother to Gregor soon wanted\n",
"against Gregor sister at and persuaded his first father it. her\n",
"Later, this, listened closely and fully. all to very approved\n",
"though, by call had which to held she be out: her made back force,\n",
"son! you \"Let go he see Gregor, is unfortunate and my me Can't\n",
"understand think Gregor him?\", would to to and himself I see have\n",
"in, mother not every came better that if be day it maybe his would\n",
"of understand she week, but perhaps; course, a one day could\n",
"who, his than all better sister her much for was everything courage,\n",
"still and not child a an have had after really might just all,\n",
"appreciation burdensome taken of had the job adult's she on.\n",
"\n",
"see to wish mother his Out soon realised. Gregor's was of\n",
"at his wanted parents, seen for to Gregor avoid consideration being\n",
"the meters the window during the did square floor the day, few of\n",
"him room just give lie not it to to hard about, was much crawl\n",
"his night, stopped through any quietly the him giving soon food\n",
"into got himself, so, pleasure at all, habit and he the to entertain\n",
" up ceiling. and especially the walls down crawling was He and of\n",
"fond of from was from quite lying ceiling; different the hanging it\n",
"he a the his freely; more floor; had breathe light could on body\n",
"might and and swing it; happen happy, to relaxed almost it up there,\n",
"and would surprise himself he even that ceiling letting go of by the\n",
"now, on far the he a landing course, had floor of But with crash.\n",
"body fall with as even than a before control of and, better his\n",
"sister caused his soon as great damage. Very himself no that,\n",
"himself entertaining after - had, noticed of Gregor's new he way\n",
"traces as he his left of all, - feet the from about adhesive crawled\n",
"into to easy it for by got make it as him and as her possible head\n",
"the chest in got especially the his furniture that way, of removing\n",
"something drawers not this would the Now, was desk. she be and that\n",
"her do to from not by help able for did herself; to dare she ask\n",
"since the old on the father; sixteen carried year had bravely maid\n",
"had not she she would in left but this, cook have helped certainly\n",
"kitchen locked allowed even to all times to at the had keep asked be\n",
"have to never to and was unless door it open the especially\n",
"to time but his no important; when some so sister choice choose had\n",
"to was and help mother Gregor's father fetch there his not her. As\n",
"her hear his she the room, express approached mother Gregor could\n",
"once his the but she silent. at went of joy, course, door First,\n",
"and the to see that everything sister came in looked in room round\n",
"mother then alright; she did Gregor and let her had only enter. was\n",
"sheet the the put more pulled down hurriedly and lower couch over\n",
"just so really it that into if as everything it looked folds had\n",
"been from this also thrown Gregor time, by down refrained, chance.\n",
"see spying up sheet; under out the gave his chance the from he to\n",
"come. \"You that she and later was can had mother glad until simply\n",
"in, seen\", sister, his her he leading obviously come said can't be\n",
"the drawers too a The by of pair was chest heavy old in for hand.\n",
"heaving but to they listened of be as feeble about, women Gregor\n",
"the sister always on its taking his from heaviest place, pushed it\n",
"warnings and mother's work that her the for herself part ignoring of\n",
"a After she herself. time. long very would strain This lasted\n",
"at would it it fifteen minutes or his more labouring for mother said\n",
"it be the it too one to was where chest was, for leave better thing\n",
"finished get father Gregor's for them the job before to heavy got\n",
"the of it in leaving home room way would middle it in the be and his\n",
"more, the and even wasn't for thing that another taking sure even it\n",
"be thought him. She furniture help away would really any to just\n",
"her opposite; the bare saddened right to the sight her walls the of\n",
"been about way heart; wouldn't Gregor same it, the he'd and why feel\n",
"make long for time would and in this furniture used to it room his a\n",
"like be that. Then, in an to empty him quietly, abandoned feel room \n",
"Gregor did wanting whereabouts whispering as if almost (whose she\n",
"her was tone hear to know) even not she voice, not as of the\n",
"her \"and he words, not convinced added she did that understand by\n",
"away, like taking furniture it showing the seem won't that we're\n",
"all abandoning to we're of hope we've improvement him up given and\n",
"I himself? it'd leave think for best the room to the be exactly cope\n",
"way was it to again so when back that comes he'll Gregor before us\n",
"be able find the he'll time in to and forget everything unchanged\n",
"the all between easier\".\n",
"\n",
"his that the realise Hearing mother from these made Gregor words\n",
"the communication, any human of direct along monotonous with lack\n",
"him made during life by led these family months, must have two the\n",
"way no could of confused - himself explaining to he other of think\n",
"wanted had Had really room he he emptied out. his seriously why\n",
"transform room a room into a to cave, out wanted his fitted warm\n",
"the nice furniture him would have inherited? let he That with had\n",
"let in direction, crawl unimpeded but it around any also would have\n",
" he had past when his been still had forget He human. quickly him\n",
"come forgetting, his it been of to the and close very voice only had\n",
"so of had unheard for mother, that out it. him long, Nothing shaken\n",
"everything without had be removed; not to he could do stay; should\n",
"the had and if his on the the furniture influence good condition;\n",
"difficult furniture for crawl about made it him to that mindlessly\n",
"great advantage. not was a a but loss\n",
"\n",
"used did agree; the become not she unfortunately, sister, to His had\n",
"she was reason, his spokesman that not without Gregor's to idea,\n",
"that meant that him. his the about parents This concerned things\n",
"was to her on advice sufficient reason mother's for insist now\n",
"she the desk, and chest removing drawers of not only had as the\n",
"all first, at thought from apart the the furniture but all-important\n",
"of the couch. childish perversity, It than or more course, was\n",
"had acquired, unexpected her she recently that confidence made\n",
"lot needed she of indeed that had room insist; Gregor a to noticed\n",
"anyone see, about crawl far could the as whereas in, furniture, as\n",
"age, him no all. become that though, of to at Girls of do use was\n",
"about feel way must things whenever their they enthusiastic get and\n",
" tempted Perhaps they Gregor's what this Grete can. to was make\n",
"do shocking she seem it situation that was more than could so even\n",
"probably be only more even would him. for one who Grete would the\n",
"Gregor room walls dominated crawling the enter bare by a dare about\n",
"himself. by\n",
"\n",
" dissuade let Gregor's mother So her. refused mother to she her\n",
"soon she his stopped in uneasy and already room, speaking looked\n",
"with chest of out Gregor's sister helped get to the what drawers\n",
"strength something chest was Gregor she of had. that drawers The\n",
"but writing he could do had to, without stay. if to the desk had\n",
"of Hardly out groaning, pushed two drawers, had the the women chest\n",
"room the head to Gregor couch than of under poked from out his the\n",
"careful He could what to it. about and be he as meant see do\n",
"could, his was it but, mother unfortunately, as who considerate he\n",
"back round the Grete her next first room the in had arms came while\n",
"pulling it and chest, at side to by herself from pushing side\n",
"without, His used it an not moving of inch. mother was to course,\n",
"have the ill, made Gregor so he her might hurried sight of Gregor,\n",
"his backwards startlement, to though, of end the couch. In far the\n",
"front he was sheet able prevent not from a at its to moving the\n",
" enough was She his attract attention. little. mother's stood to It\n",
"moment, a to went and back there still, very out then remained\n",
"Grete.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor nothing to unusual was assure himself that kept trying\n",
"furniture moved just a happening, few being was it of after pieces\n",
"admit he going women that soon to but fro, the had their all, and to\n",
"on to little other, of the each furniture the scraping the calls\n",
"assailed made all he feel things floor, being these if him were as\n",
"pulled legs sides. all head his against him and from and With in\n",
"forced he his floor, admit himself pressed the to to to was body\n",
"emptying longer. They this he that of not could stand were all much\n",
"out; away taking had dear everything his him; that room they to was\n",
"chest the other already taken fretsaw his containing out tools; and\n",
"writing the threatened its with place desk now they to remove\n",
"into where homework the worn he desk had done floor, his the clearly\n",
"at school, had at business while trainee, he been as a even high\n",
"wait school--he not whether longer really any infant to could see\n",
"they two He were nearly the women's good. intentions had forgotten \n",
"were to say anything as while tired now anyway, were too they there\n",
"they only they could he stepped feet hear as worked and their\n",
"on heavily the floor.\n",
"\n",
"in room other the the the against So, women while desk leant were\n",
"he four direction their breath, changed times out, sallied catching\n",
"not attention he should was before his first what save knowing\n",
"the which picture by was suddenly already caught wall on - the\n",
"dressed the denuded been that lady had on it else of everything of -\n",
"picture up and fur. pressed hurried in He himself the copious onto\n",
"felt its him glass, it and his hot against on firmly good held\n",
"This totally covered picture Gregor, belly. least, now at would by \n",
"to the certainly no-one. by taken He turned be away face his head\n",
"room watch women into he door living the that could when they the so\n",
"back. came\n",
"\n",
"came rest They long a quite had not and themselves allowed back\n",
"her Grete was mother and nearly her soon; put arm had around\n",
"now, shall Grete said take \"What and her. then?\", carrying we\n",
"Perhaps wall. on those looked the eyes Gregor around. met Her of\n",
"face mother calm, she her remained only was her because bent there,\n",
"would said, hurriedly her that she to and look albeit round so not\n",
"the go tremor on, in and voice: in her \"Come back with let's a\n",
"a in had Gregor Grete see could what living while?\" mind, for room\n",
"him wanted chase she and safe down to then her take mother somewhere\n",
"Well, sat she could try from certainly wall. it! the unyielding He\n",
"would He face. Grete's at rather picture. his on jump\n",
"\n",
"Grete's she had quite words made worried, But mother to her stepped\n",
"the the brown one flowers patch saw enormous side, the against of\n",
"it was she she saw that Gregor realised wallpaper, even and before\n",
"God, screamed: \"Oh onto God!\" oh fell the outstretched, Arms she\n",
"if stayed as had there couch given she and up everything immobile.\n",
"sister, glowering and her at his \"Gregor!\" him fist. shouted shaking\n",
"since to him word was his That directly first had spoken she the\n",
"kind ran room fetch some She the to into other of transformation.\n",
"smelling salts to Gregor faint; bring her out wanted her of mother\n",
"- his later, save picture he although he too help stuck to could\n",
"pull then the had to force; fast to himself glass he, and by off\n",
"if too, next could sister room in advise like into he his as ran the\n",
"to stand had the she nothing; but doing just he old behind her days;\n",
"her she into was when bottles, he turned looking various startled\n",
"ground broke; and a to cut round; the splinter a fell bottle\n",
"caustic medicine him; kind some Gregor's splashed over of face, all\n",
"hold now, without any longer, took delaying of the Grete all bottles\n",
"her and door the in with them could she mother; slammed to she ran\n",
"shut shut So out Gregor was foot. with her his from now mother, \n",
"him, be to death; of because could near the might who, he not open\n",
"away, sister did to he chase door and want had she his to if not\n",
"his was nothing do for him mother; there stay and, to with wait; but\n",
"with to and about, self-reproach, crawl oppressed anxiety began he\n",
"crawled and everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, finally he over\n",
"room his to whole in around as began him confusion fell spin the he\n",
"into middle of the table. dinner the down\n",
"\n",
"was around lay He while, and a him numb for immobile, it all there\n",
"the was quiet, there that at was a maybe sign. good someone Then\n",
"herself course, of her had door. kitchen The locked in so maid,\n",
"Grete answer would had and have to father it. His that arrived go\n",
"appearance home. words; first Grete's happened?\" were \"What's his \n",
"She have clear him everything with must him. answered to made\n",
"and openly chest: voice, his \"Mother's face into pressed subdued her\n",
"out.\" fainted, got she's Gregor better but as \"Just I now.\n",
"as \"just women his expected\", said I but said, you father, always\n",
"Grete It would wouldn't clear had listen, Gregor you.\" that was to\n",
"enough something to said his that mean father not it that took and\n",
"was act bad some of responsible had that violence. he for happened,\n",
"would meant to That his calm as try he father, Gregor to have now\n",
"the been him did not things explain time have that to to even if had\n",
"door the to and possible. So room himself fled he of pressed his\n",
"that the from when he came could in against his so father, hall, it\n",
"best see had straight would the and away intentions that Gregor go\n",
"without into delay, necessary his not room that would to be back it\n",
"to the door only but back they him would he and drive had that open\n",
"disappear.\n",
"\n",
"to like in not though, father, notice His was mood the subtleties\n",
"were that; both sounding in, came if he as he shouted as he \"Ah!\",\n",
"time. from and angry Gregor drew head back the the at his glad same \n",
"not it father. imagined lifted and He towards had door really his \n",
"way late, now; his new with there the habit his of father stood he\n",
"to was about, neglected to pay he had attention what crawling of\n",
"rest on He flat had done before. going he really the the way the of\n",
"but expected still, have changed, still, to ought to was things have\n",
"same be father? as man laying used to his tired The that really\n",
"back his business Gregor there bed entombed came in his from when\n",
"receive armchair the would sitting trips, who in him in his\n",
"hardly the nightgown he was in back evenings; who came when even\n",
"would but, stand as to a able sign his pleasure, up raise just of\n",
"a for his the of times couple and a went year arms who, they when on\n",
"together on Sunday or holiday up walk wrapped tightly a in public\n",
"labour and always between would his his overcoat his Gregor mother,\n",
"way who forward little them, walking a already more were than slowly\n",
"for stick who carefully place and, down his would his sake; slowly\n",
"and he stop his if to wanted gather something would say invariably\n",
"was around now; standing He companions up straight him. enough\n",
"by uniform blue worn the dressed buttons, sort in gold smart a with\n",
"the stiff high, the the at employees banking institute; above collar\n",
"bushy emerged; double-chin coat the under the his of strong\n",
"alert; dark eyebrows, looked his out piercing, and eyes his fresh\n",
"combed unkempt to his was hair close painfully normally down white\n",
"monogram probably, with He took cap, scalp. his some its from, gold\n",
"onto in and the bank, it right arc sofa, threw an the across room\n",
"of back the hands his pockets, his trouser his pushing bottom put in\n",
"determination, and, coat, uniform of long walked towards look with\n",
"himself he know had He not probably did even Gregor. in mind, what\n",
"lifted nonetheless but was feet Gregor amazed high. unusually his\n",
"his time the boots, of size no the at wasted enormous of but soles\n",
"his that - first with of knew well, he the day right new full from\n",
"always father to that his extremely be thought necessary life, it\n",
"strict his father, him. ran stopped he with his when up so to And\n",
"moved, scurried again when father stopped, he forwards even\n",
"the went several room round slightly. they times way In this\n",
"giving happening, anything the without without decisive even\n",
"chase everything so went Gregor as slowly. remained a impression of\n",
"he father largely this all on his floor, time feared the because\n",
"or might if provoking the as it onto fled especially he wall see\n",
"to had that ceiling. he he certainly Whatever did, Gregor admit\n",
"to able keep for long, would be this for running as up about not\n",
"father each carry he movements. step out to took countless had his\n",
"breath, his in his short became noticeably even earlier life He of\n",
"been had not as Now, reliable. lungs about his lurched very in he\n",
"he strength for all could to running efforts the could he muster\n",
"to eyes keep his for his hardly slow him thoughts became open; too\n",
"of he almost saving himself other running; any way think of than\n",
"for although, they were the walls use here, him that to forgot there\n",
"concealed carved behind furniture carefully notches of were and full\n",
"tossed, something - protrusions him, lightly beside then, right flew\n",
" was It and front one down apple; an of rolled then him. in another\n",
"him; in there flew was Gregor no shock; at froze immediately longer\n",
"him. bombard to had father He point running as any in his decided\n",
"with filled the and the on bowl his had sideboard from fruit pockets\n",
"taking careful time apple even aim, now, one for without threw the\n",
"red little, about These floor, the apples on rolled after another.\n",
"as An if other each knocking they electric motors. apple into had\n",
"force back glanced against and slid without off much Gregor's thrown\n",
" Another doing harm. however, immediately any without one following\n",
"squarely lodged and to back; drag wanted his it, Gregor in hit\n",
"away, incredible he as could the himself surprising, remove the if\n",
"by spot he his position; to as pain the but nailed felt changing if\n",
"senses confusion. and his The thing spread out, himself all last in \n",
"his open, he was door the was being saw his pulled room sister of\n",
"ran his of her mother screaming, in front out (as his in blouse her\n",
"fainted had some off taken of clothes to after she had sister her\n",
"to breathe), it father, to his for ran her make her easier she\n",
"unfastened and the one another to ground, after skirts sliding\n",
"to father, stumbling the pushed arms over his herself her skirts she\n",
"him Gregor his him, around lost totally with now herself uniting -\n",
"see begging anything - his behind father's her hands to ability head\n",
"Gregor's him spare to life.\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"III\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"the lodged apple flesh, remove Gregor's it No-one to so in dared\n",
"injury. had there visible his He of suffered a as reminder remained\n",
"and his a more seemed than serious it for condition month, there\n",
"current remind to his even his father that despite Gregor, enough\n",
"not revolting a sad was family who form, could treated member and be\n",
"On duty enemy. to a family as as there the a an contrary, was\n",
"and for be just patient. patient, revulsion to any swallow to him be\n",
"\n",
"Because his had of much Gregor lost mobility injuries, his of -\n",
"condition an of He to probably reduced been the permanently. had \n",
"across minutes and crawl invalid him to took ancient long, long it\n",
"his was out the over of ceiling room question - the crawling - but\n",
"this his (in was in his deterioration condition fully made opinion)\n",
"by to for room the evening. being open every left the door up living\n",
"He for one or it got two closely habit the into watching hours of\n",
"darkness room before of lying it and was then, his opened in the\n",
"watch the could he room, could seen living be the where not he from\n",
"and to in of dinner light table listen the the family their\n",
"in quite - everyone's way, a permission, with conversation and thus\n",
"differently before. from\n",
"\n",
"of times, conversations longer They of lively held the no earlier\n",
"the longing that about thought always ones course, when Gregor with\n",
"damp some bed into getting he small in was and tired room. hotel the\n",
"very usually them nowadays. after quiet Soon were All of dinner, \n",
"father his and to in his would chair; sleep his sister mother go\n",
"each would the quiet; deeply urge bent be other under mother, to his\n",
"lamp, who fashion would shop; sister, fancy a underwear his sew for\n",
"shorthand and learned sales French a had the taken job, in evenings\n",
"able later position might to be a get she better that so on.\n",
"and say Sometimes wake to his would Gregor's up mother father\n",
"sewing so doing if \"you're again much as today!\", he not did know\n",
"he had - again go would that sleep to dozing then back he and been\n",
"while sister a exchange would grin. and mother tired\n",
"\n",
"father refused his of a take Gregor's stubbornness, to kind With\n",
"nightgown even unused while off his home; at hung on uniform peg its\n",
"Gregor's father slumber he would as dressed, was, if where fully\n",
"of his the serve voice ready always and to expecting to hear\n",
"not been The new superior uniform to even had here. with, start but\n",
"despite the even a result slowly became of as this shabbier it\n",
"Gregor's to and mother efforts sister look it. Gregor after of \n",
"whole all would often the at the spend looking evening on stains\n",
"polished coat, gold buttons and kept always shiny, with its this\n",
"would while the in highly sleep, but man uncomfortable old it\n",
"peaceful.\n",
"\n",
"gently ten, mother speak soon would it as Gregor's struck As to his\n",
"him to to persuade to bed, he as go and wake try him to father\n",
"get his really had to he sleep where he couldn't was properly and\n",
"work. six be if was to to get he since had up he to at But sleep\n",
"become had work been would obstinate insist in more always and on he\n",
"even regularly longer the staying fell asleep he table, though at\n",
"was then to harder it exchange than to ever him persuade and the\n",
"however sister bed. and mother chair for his would Then, much\n",
"would little importune with keep and reproaches him he warnings\n",
"shaking of head for eyes his his hour an with slowly a quarter\n",
"and at his closed refusing get mother to would tug up. Gregor's\n",
"sleeve, would Gregor's his into sister whisper ear, endearments\n",
"mother, would have any to nothing leave help her effect but work her\n",
"would deeper when He Only his chair. the on just into sink him.\n",
"would him arms two took under he his eyes, open the abruptly women\n",
"look a and \"What life! them other the after is what This one say: at\n",
"by I he my the supported And age!\" peace in two get old women would\n",
"lift himself as up greatest he were carefully the carrying if load\n",
"carry women and the door, the himself, let take them to off send him\n",
"Gregor's mother her while needle on down and throw would by himself\n",
"run his could her that after so they pen and sister his father\n",
"of continue to help him. being\n",
"\n",
"and Who, family, had this tired overworked time in to would have\n",
"than The attention to necessary? Gregor was absolutely more give\n",
"dismissed; maid now even the budget smaller; was became so household\n",
"charwoman thick-boned white flapped with hair that enormous, an\n",
"morning and do every her heaviest the came head evening around to\n",
"after top everything else on work; Gregor's of by looked mother was\n",
"even sewing Gregor amount large she of the did. work learned,\n",
"to about price had the listening evening what conversation they\n",
"family of hoped belonging to items that several for, the jewellery\n",
"sold, even very fond both though sister had been had mother and been\n",
"wearing and loudest of celebrations. functions them But at the\n",
"although their much the too was flat big for was that complaint\n",
"could present out there not it, no circumstances, of was they move\n",
"way transferring of the address. could new to He imaginable Gregor\n",
"that well, though, quite see there more than were reasons\n",
"them move, difficult it him consideration for for to it that made\n",
"to would suitable any have in him crate been quite transport easy\n",
"air holes in few back with main holding it; the family the thing a\n",
"total to their was more decision from much their with move do to\n",
"despair, thought struck a been had with the and that misfortune they\n",
"by experienced or knew anyone unlike related were they anything else\n",
" They to. world absolutely everything out carried expects the that\n",
"Gregor's father people, poor brought from their bank employees\n",
"mother clothes breakfast, sacrificed his by for washing herself\n",
"his desk at ran back sister and the her forth strangers, behind\n",
"the did but customers, strength have to of not the behest just they\n",
"And more. do back Gregor's the much injury to began hurt in any as\n",
"his taking come they back new. had was as from when father it After\n",
"would mother work their leave to now sister where Gregor's bed and\n",
"his would close sit mother cheek it cheek; was together, and to\n",
"and \"Close say point Grete\", and Gregor's door, room that then, to\n",
"in and he the again, room they in next would was the dark sit when\n",
"sit would staring there simply would their or they mingle, tears\n",
"at dry-eyed the table.\n",
"\n",
" Sometimes day. night or hardly either he slept at all, would Gregor\n",
"before, taking family's over the think of the just affairs, like\n",
"time about long boss the opened; his he was had forgotten door next\n",
"they in but the his thoughts, and again chief appear clerk, would\n",
"stupid three the apprentices, or that the salesmen two teaboy, and\n",
"of the a from chambermaids from friends one other businesses,\n",
"that provincial memory tender disappeared appeared and a hotel,\n",
"attention hat shop again, from had cashier a a for his whom been\n",
"all slow, him, them but together - appeared to of mixed too serious\n",
"but and had with he instead others forgotten, helping of strangers\n",
"family inaccessible, and he and of them his they was were all him\n",
"he was all at disappeared. they not in Other when the times glad \n",
"about to family, rage after simple look mood he filled with was his\n",
"lack of was think attention he although could of the shown, he and\n",
"he into made nothing he have of he could wanted, would how get plans\n",
"was all things entitled to, take where the he the he pantry could\n",
"even hungry. sister about if he Gregor's was not longer no thought\n",
"she food push some would hurriedly could him other how or but please\n",
"his work she with before room rushed to in foot out her into the\n",
"evening sweep she in morning away at and it the and midday, would\n",
"the whether had as broom, indifferent again eaten been with or to it\n",
"totally been left than untouched. - more had She often still not -\n",
"in evening, not room but the cleared up have the now could been she\n",
"Smears about quicker walls, here the it. on were left any dirt of\n",
"little Gregor were and there and of balls At filth. dust first,\n",
"worst the of arrived his when of one places sister into went these\n",
"a he reproach but her, there have weeks to as for could stayed\n",
"anything without his sister see doing could about she the dirt it;\n",
"as him it. he well simply could leave she to to had decided as but\n",
"became At a that she for way the touchy was same time quite new in\n",
"- the and in family which understood cleaning up everyone her\n",
" Gregor's for her did once Gregor's her alone. was mother and room\n",
"several bucketfuls thoroughly his to room, use and clean of needed\n",
"Gregor - much do also made dampness although water ill it that to\n",
"and his But he mother lay on bitter the flat immobile. and couch,\n",
"punished what she was had hardly done, still be to for as more had\n",
"change the in the she evening home noticed his arrived than sister\n",
"ran Gregor's room into aggrieved, the highly and, back in living\n",
"room her she raised and hands, despite mothers where, imploring\n",
"Her of father, broke convulsive was startled course, tears. into\n",
"two of and on the chair looked and out parents his astonished\n",
"helpless; they, standing then too, Gregor's became father, agitated;\n",
"of leaving the not the of right his mother, her cleaning to accused\n",
"her from room Gregor's left, sister his Gregor's sister; to of\n",
"clean again; was her room she to that screamed at Gregor's never\n",
"father, beside his while draw his himself to tried was who mother\n",
"bedroom; with tears, quaking with anger, sister, into his the\n",
"and Gregor in her hissed fists; thumped with table on small the\n",
"door anger had the even thought no-one closing that of save to him\n",
"sight of all this noise. its and the\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's to work, sister going exhausted looking from was out and\n",
"for work Gregor she before more done was had as even her, but after\n",
"mother even ought to his so her place. have certainly not taken\n",
"be not other ought hand, neglected. on to Now, Gregor, the though,\n",
"elderly robust widow, here. bone was This a with the charwoman \n",
"the to hardest withstand that things of in made structure able her\n",
"Just wasn't repelled chance really by long Gregor. one her life, by\n",
"opened real the she day, to any door than Gregor's curiosity, rather\n",
"He taken was totally face and herself him. found to face room with\n",
"began surprise, but was chasing fro him no-one he rush to to by and\n",
"amazement while stood she her hands in just crossed with in there\n",
"door her. she From failed the of then to open front on never\n",
" and every slightly and on morning look in At briefly evening him.\n",
"so did him with that she she words she first would as to call\n",
"as you considered such then, \"come on old friendly, probably\n",
"old the \"look Gregor never dung-beetle!\", dung-beetle there!\" or at\n",
"in he just where but that spoken to responded remained being to way,\n",
"as without moving even the been if door was had never opened. If\n",
"told had every charwoman day room they this to only his clean up\n",
"disturb felt instead no of whenever him reason for letting she her\n",
"the like it! heavy early struck the rain a One morning in day, while\n",
"indicating windowpanes, perhaps spring coming, that she was to began\n",
"again. speak of that once him resentful Gregor to way in it was so\n",
"it but her, move was and infirm, to toward started slow he he that\n",
"afraid, kind a charwoman attack. Instead being was like the of of\n",
"just the chairs near of from lifted there door and one stood up the\n",
"with until clearly her mouth close not her intending to open, mouth\n",
"been in back. Gregor's the hand into her down had chair slammed\n",
"asked you she then?\", \"Aren't turned Gregor when closer, any coming\n",
"she back in chair the corner. calmly and again, the round put\n",
"\n",
"he Only stopped happened eating. if entirely almost Gregor had to\n",
"he to prepared for next food been the find him had himself that\n",
"of there play his mouth might some it, it with into it leave take to\n",
"again. few then, out not, it often At more a than hours and spit\n",
"state thought distress his of that room first was at it the he\n",
"stopped changes used him had eating, he the soon got but made to\n",
"room habit into had the They this into putting there. got things of\n",
"anywhere were there room that now for many and no else, had they\n",
"of such out had in flat rented things one been rooms the the to as\n",
"gentlemen. all three had gentlemen These earnest of three - them\n",
"door beards, peering in learned the through full Gregor as crack the\n",
"day insistent tidy. were on things' one This painfully - being\n",
"their but, taken room they room meant own a in only since had in not\n",
"the and especially flat establishment, entire in in this the\n",
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"could things become had superfluous which, not they be although\n",
" things discard. not the family did wish All these found sold, to\n",
"way the kitchen from their into Gregor's dustbins found The room.\n",
" charwoman in their too. a and there always in hurry, The way was\n",
"just the anything couldn't in she chuck she would use for time being\n",
"He, object more no the than fortunately, see usually would there.\n",
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"and the she when had back to time again or out opportunity, things\n",
"was out actually go, one everything happened what that throw but in\n",
"where thrown when landed they left been they they had first were\n",
"unless made it through moved and junk way the somewhere Gregor his\n",
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"crawl but was he could he forced later he came on to, about, to\n",
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"remain he hours would afterwards. immobile for and death,\n",
"\n",
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"But closed room this to the evening. was kept the in often door\n",
"the he Gregor open, found to give easy after door it up having had,\n",
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"it, the family room noticed its in lain his in having darkest\n",
"left One though, the door charwoman the the time, to corner. living\n",
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"the light rented and put was came room the evening the in on. in\n",
"up taken his formerly, the had sat They at Gregor meals where, table\n",
"the they mother, serviettes unfolded his with and father and picked\n",
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"and a dish the meat doorway soon with of behind her came sister his\n",
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"its the dishes The filled gentlemen bent the room smell. with over\n",
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"again anxiously, breathe to who had sister, on began looking been\n",
"smiled. and\n",
"\n",
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"Gregor seemed noises various remarkable above that of to all the\n",
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"need eat you to and to that show it teeth was in order wanted Gregor\n",
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"eat \"I'd might however said something\", like to they nice be.\n",
"they're They anxiously, like eating. Gregor do not anything \"but\n",
"here themselves. feed And am, I dying!\"\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Throughout time, could all heard having not remember the this\n",
"this evening to violin but being heard the it played, began be from\n",
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"newspaper, a each one of a page in to produced the given had middle\n",
"the back in their and leant others, and chairs now reading they them\n",
"attentive, became violin When they playing stood began smoking. the\n",
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"stop unpleasant for it straight gentlemen? We the can \"On away.\"\n",
"not the middle young the contrary\", \"would gentleman, lady said the\n",
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"we'd to\", all, more much comfortable?\" and \"Oh love cosy yes,\n",
"if violin been called he father had the back as Gregor's player\n",
"himself. The into the stepped gentlemen room back and waited.\n",
"his Gregor's soon music with with the appeared father stand, mother\n",
"the prepared music with calmly violin. and sister his the She\n",
"never everything who her playing; begin his parents, for had to\n",
"an therefore and before room showed a exaggerated out rented\n",
"not did even the on gentlemen, dare sit to towards three courtesy\n",
"against own his right chairs; with his father leant their the door\n",
"hand coat; two his in his uniform on mother, buttons pushed between\n",
"a though, - offered one the by leaving and sat was of gentlemen seat\n",
"have the - the it placed where to of gentleman out happened chair\n",
"the corner. a way in\n",
"\n",
"and attention, paid began sister mother play; to close His father\n",
"the in one to her movements the Drawn by of each side, on hands.\n",
"little a come and Gregor already dared forward playing, to had had\n",
"head had pride the he Before, taken his in great living room. in\n",
"but how had hardly to him occurred that it considerate now he he was\n",
"now about the others. thoughtless there become was so What's more,\n",
"was keep more the reason the himself covered he hidden as in all to\n",
"the at slightest everywhere lay room and that his up in dust flew\n",
"on carried about threads, remains food hairs, of and movement; he\n",
"now much his sides; he and everything to too was indifferent back to\n",
"lay he and to on back used like carpet had on wipe his the himself\n",
"despite this not he And was several do condition, day. a too times\n",
"little onto living shy the floor move a immaculate the to forward of\n",
"room.\n",
"\n",
"family him, preoccupied though. No-one with totally noticed was The\n",
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"hands far pockets up music and the behind their come close in too\n",
"notes have stand must the played, they to all and at look being\n",
"with the but contrast in soon, family, sister, disturbed Gregor's\n",
"they talking and back with to window the heads their withdrew sunk\n",
"each to stayed while volume, and at other window they the by half\n",
"very now observed It father them really anxiously. seemed Gregor's\n",
"had some obvious hear to or expected beautiful they that\n",
"playing they entertaining had been had but disappointed, that violin\n",
"now whole of and out performance was enough had the only of it\n",
"allowed disturbed. It politeness be their to was that they peace\n",
"unnerving, all the they especially blew the their smoke way from\n",
"upwards sister Yet from Gregor's and mouth their cigarettes noses.\n",
"one beautifully. was to leant Her playing face side, so was\n",
"with a music melancholy following careful lines of and the\n",
" crawled keeping little expression. forward, Gregor a his further\n",
"to could that the the he ground if head meet close her eyes so\n",
"so? chance captivate an him if could came. Was music animal he It\n",
"to he way to unknown seemed him being shown the the was that\n",
"was been for. nourishment his He yearning to determined he had make\n",
"sister her she his tug skirt at show to to and forward her might way\n",
"room appreciated her as into violin, her his no-one with come\n",
"here as He would. out as playing he wanted her never of let much to\n",
"lived, while not appearance room, shocking he his anyway; his\n",
"once, use be of to at be him; some should, to every he wanted for\n",
"of his room spit his once at the at and attackers; door to hiss\n",
"with stay of sister forced though, should stay be to not but him,\n",
"her sit with her couch will; own the beside him on free would she\n",
"while him intended to her had always told how he bent ear to down he\n",
"how about send told conservatory, to everyone her have he the would\n",
"it already? - Christmas if and gone come Christmas really - had last\n",
"let refuse this got anyone way, in hadn't the misfortune and to\n",
" sister break all On this, from would him it. his hearing dissuade\n",
"Gregor tears shoulder up her would climb of emotion, and to in out\n",
"going she and neck, her had kiss out since she to which, work, been\n",
"or without had free any collar. kept necklace\n",
"\n",
"father, gentleman to Gregor's \"Mr. the Samsa!\", shouted middle\n",
"pointing, with without any forefinger wasting more his words, at\n",
"went moved silent, Gregor violin The forward. he as slowly the\n",
"smiled his first gentlemen friends, the three middle two of at\n",
"back His seemed Gregor. head, at father shaking his looked and then\n",
"the to important gentlemen three before calm more think it to\n",
"upset all were they Gregor even and though out, driving at not\n",
"than to more violin was Gregor seemed the entertaining think playing\n",
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"view to body. trying with did their they of block Gregor his Now\n",
"it his annoyed, become clear and a whether was was not it little\n",
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"neighbour room the a like in had next Gregor without they had\n",
"They Gregor's asked explanations, father for it. raised knowing\n",
"at beards and he tugged arms like had, their excitedly their moved\n",
"their towards only Gregor's slowly. back Meanwhile room sister very\n",
"she when despair fallen had playing was overcome had the into her\n",
"and hands drop and She her let violin interrupted. suddenly let had\n",
"a continued the to but bow music while limply at for look as hang if\n",
"together, pulled lay then but herself playing, suddenly still she\n",
"laboriously instrument her who the mother's still lap on sat\n",
"breath where for and the into she ran next struggling room was,\n",
"pressure under three which, from father, her the gentlemen more were\n",
"toward. the Under moving hand, his quickly experienced sister's\n",
"covers on were beds flew and order the up and put pillows and into\n",
"she finished the out beds again already had and slipped making\n",
"before room. had the father reached gentlemen the three Gregor's \n",
"seemed the obsessed he all what forgot doing that so was he with\n",
"them and owed urged he his tenants. respect them pressed He to\n",
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"gentlemen thunder foot and the like shouted and stamped his three\n",
"declare a and thereby brought \"I father to halt. here Gregor's\n",
"he his raising and mother hand at Gregor's now\", said, glancing and\n",
"attention their gain too, \"that regard the with sister to to\n",
"this with repugnant family\" prevail in and that conditions flat this\n",
"he the give looked \"I - but - at briefly decisively here floor\n",
"the For I days that my living been notice immediate on have room.\n",
"will, will I course, contrary at nothing of here on I all, pay the\n",
"some whether with for kind consider action of to damages proceed\n",
"to be from would you, the easy and believe very out set it me\n",
"for looked silent He such was straight and an grounds action.\"\n",
"waiting ahead And his something. indeed, as if friends two for\n",
"the words: \"And joined immediate With give with also in we notice.\"\n",
"door. of the the hold slammed and that, he door handle took\n",
"\n",
"back staggered his seat, feeling to with way his father Gregor's his\n",
"as looked he it fell and hands, was if stretching into himself it;\n",
"his out from but evening for way nap usual his the uncontrolled head\n",
"seen could was all. he be sleeping nodding that it not kept at\n",
"lain the gentlemen where had this, Throughout all Gregor still three\n",
" plan, the disappointment his had seen failure at him. of His first\n",
"it weak and impossible hunger, also because from made was he perhaps\n",
"was any would on for turn that to him sure move. him everyone He\n",
"out not state and He startled of this waited. moment, even he was\n",
"lap when his mother's from trembling fingers the her violin on fell\n",
"on landed and floor. loudly the\n",
"\n",
"his her sister, Mother\", \"Father, hitting table with hand the said\n",
"Maybe can't see this. as can't you like \"we carry introduction, on \n",
"brother, it, all monster want to I I this but don't can. my I call\n",
"done to We've all of get it. we say that's can rid have and try is:\n",
"don't think it be humanly to patient, look after possible and I\n",
"could wrong.\" anyone anything doing of accuse us\n",
"\n",
"father said Gregor's His right\", himself. \"She's to absolutely\n",
"who mother, her catch still began to to had time had not breath,\n",
"in and a of cough dully, deranged her her front held hand out\n",
"eyes. in expression her\n",
"\n",
"hand put rushed mother and to Gregor's his her on sister her\n",
"words Her father to forehead. seemed give more some Gregor's\n",
"ideas. sat with his upright, cap uniform between He played definite\n",
"their plates three the and gentlemen left after meal, by the\n",
"immobile. at Gregor as he occasionally looked lay there down\n",
"\n",
"get now it\", rid and have sister, said try to \"We of Gregor's\n",
"was speaking mother as too only father, to her with her occupied\n",
"\"it'll both of the I you, to see coughing of listen, death be can it\n",
"can't and all come work coming. to then we as as have hard home We\n",
"tortured we like any this, endure to be it. I endure can't it can't\n",
"they more.\" heavily down And in tears so out that she broke flowed\n",
"she away wiped of mother, face her mechanical and the them hand with\n",
"movements.\n",
"\n",
"and child\", with her obvious \"My understanding, sympathy said father\n",
"we to are \"what do?\"\n",
"\n",
"as sister shoulders sign the just shrugged His of her a helplessness\n",
"displacing her, had her taken hold earlier that of and tears\n",
"certainty.\n",
"\n",
"as almost father his understand just could \"If said he us\", a\n",
"his hand her sister vigorously as question; shook tears her through\n",
"there sign a of no that question. that was\n",
"\n",
"could us\", father, he \"If just understand closing Gregor's repeated\n",
"eyes was quite sister's certainty his acceptance of his that that in\n",
"of perhaps some \"then we kind arrangement come to impossible, could\n",
"him. But it as is ...\" with \n",
"\n",
"got go\", to shouted his the sister, only Father. \"that's way, \"It's\n",
"idea only You've to We've got Gregor. that that's rid the get of\n",
"be for by believing harmed How long. can so ourselves it that\n",
"that ago Gregor he were If seen not long it would Gregor? it's have\n",
"he human like animal an that possible to for with beings live and\n",
"have his own We have a brother wouldn't would will. gone free of\n",
"could any carry but more, and remember then, our on we lives with\n",
"it this persecuting is is As him with respect. it's animal us,\n",
"it the out take whole our wants driven to over obviously tenants,\n",
"Father, force to us look, flat the and streets. sleep on just\n",
"alarm, her screamed, In starting suddenly again!\" she look\", \"he's\n",
"comprehension, his beyond which Gregor's even totally was sister\n",
"she his her out of mother abandoned as vigorously pushed herself\n",
"than willing her sacrifice chair own if to mother more as stay\n",
"She who father, behind had near anywhere Gregor. to over rushed her\n",
"was raising and merely half she his up stood become because excited\n",
"if her. sister front in protect hands as to of Gregor's\n",
"\n",
"all of But intention had least Gregor frightening no had anyone, of\n",
"so done he that he had begin All his turn sister. round was to\n",
"go in room, was into back could itself that although quite his\n",
"that as condition meant round pain-wracked turning his startling\n",
"was his head of to using and deal help a great required effort he\n",
"striking do repeatedly the and raising it, it against himself it\n",
"He have seemed to floor. stopped realised looked They round. and\n",
"briefly. they all only had good intention Now alarmed been his and\n",
"silence. him at her in unhappy His chair mother looked with in lay\n",
"eyes out each legs her other, stretched against pressed and her\n",
"his next nearly father his with exhaustion; sister closed sat to\n",
"with arms around his her neck.\n",
"\n",
"turn back round\", went me \"Maybe now thought let they'll and Gregor\n",
"effort and could work. had the with panting not He help to loudly\n",
"a him rush No-one and rest. any making was to stop take sometimes\n",
"soon him. finally was had as up As left more, everything to he\n",
"He turning to ahead. straight he was finished round move began \n",
"distance at him from room, separated amazed and his the that great\n",
"not he had how covered that in understand his weak could distance\n",
"noticing state without almost before He it. while a and little\n",
"crawling fast hardly as noticed he concentrated on could and as that\n",
"him. not a not word, was to cry, distract any family from his there\n",
"reached did turn his He not He had he the did head doorway. until\n",
"felt becoming his as not way the it stiff, he all neck turn round\n",
"him behind that nonetheless enough was but see nothing to had it\n",
"up. changed, he glance last only stood had saw sister his his With\n",
"fallen mother asleep. that completely now had his\n",
"\n",
"hardly before the was his hurriedly inside He room was door shut,\n",
"locked. him Gregor behind The noise startled and sudden bolted so\n",
"was sister little had that his collapsed him. It his who under legs\n",
"there been a rush. been She standing of in and so waiting had much\n",
"all, Gregor sprung forward at had heard her and coming lightly, not\n",
"\"At the loudly she she the lock turned to her as parents said key in\n",
"last!\".\n",
"\n",
"the Gregor in himself round looked he now, as asked \"What then?\",\n",
"He he no longer soon made darkness. move that the discovery could\n",
"to it was all. him, surprise that no seemed This at being rather\n",
"those actually spindly around then little to until able legs on move\n",
" was comfortable. relatively It felt true also He is unnatural.\n",
"but was to the aching, pain entire slowly seemed body his that be\n",
"getting disappear weaker and finally would weaker altogether. and\n",
"in decayed already hardly his He apple or back could the the feel\n",
"in inflamed entirely dust. white area it, was which covered around\n",
" emotion family back it and with of thought was his If love. He\n",
"must his he more he than felt go away that even strongly possible,\n",
"and this empty sister. of state rumination remained in He peaceful\n",
"in He heard the clock strike he tower three morning. until the\n",
"to outside began everywhere get watched it slowly the light as\n",
"without Then, too. willing sank down his his window it, head\n",
"breath completely, last weakly nostrils. flowed from his and his\n",
"\n",
"in the early - the came cleaner they'd often When asked morning in\n",
"in her her with the not doors keep and strength to but her slamming\n",
"knew that when the she still flat she'd everyone so in hurry did,\n",
"and it peace from then was arrived in she sleep impossible on - to\n",
"and at made found nothing look her in brief on usual Gregor first\n",
"She so there laying thought was on still special. purpose, he\n",
"she to attributed possible all the martyr; playing understanding\n",
"hand, be happened she broom in so holding long him. the her to She\n",
"tried she it doorway. tickle When to the no Gregor from with had \n",
"and poked to tried she a nuisance that make herself of with success\n",
"when could found little, she only him across she him and a shove at\n",
"start pay attention. the all at to no did she with resistance floor\n",
"her what realised happened, had wide, soon opened eyes She really\n",
"open herself, to time did but yank to whistled not bedroom waste the\n",
"darkness doors of into and the bedrooms: shout and \"Come the loudly\n",
"dead!\" lying at dead, stone just there, it's a look this, 'ave\n",
"\n",
" there in had Samsa sat Mrs. bed and and their marriage Mr. upright\n",
"to caused to the by effort the make cleaner over an get shock before\n",
"own each grasp his what she was they from But could saying. then,\n",
"his over the of side, they threw blanket out Samsa hurried bed. Mr.\n",
"shoulders, her came Samsa in that just and is nightdress; Mrs. out\n",
"On opened the how into Gregor's they room. door went they the way\n",
"where the the living three been sleeping to room Grete had since\n",
"had moved had she as fully dressed was in; never she gentlemen if\n",
"paleness seemed face asleep, to her been confirm the and this. of\n",
"Mrs. charwoman \"Dead?\", enquiringly, the at asked looking Samsa,\n",
"known could have could herself though she even have and checked for\n",
"I even without what it the said\", replied checking. \"That's\n",
"with gave another to it Gregor's she and body cleaner, shove prove\n",
"floor. a sideways the it Mrs. sending the made Samsa broom, across\n",
"as back hold to movement not she wanted broom, but did if the\n",
"said Samsa, thanks complete Mr. it. \"Now then\", God \"let's to give \n",
"crossed that\". himself, and three the women He followed for his\n",
"corpse, had the said: not example. eyes her taken Grete, who from\n",
"anything he how eat thin so was. He long. \"Just for didn't look\n",
"when in\". again the came as went Gregor's out it food The same just\n",
"body they up completely it was and not flat, dried had indeed seen\n",
"until nor not his legs, little lifted was on did up then, he now but\n",
"to do make he look them away. anything\n",
"\n",
" \"Grete, here Samsa with us for said while\", come in a little Mrs.\n",
"parents into and pained with Grete smile, a her followed bedroom the\n",
"body. back shut door not looking cleaner without the at The the but\n",
"it window the the still opened was and in Although early wide.\n",
"with in the morning it. of something fresh It had air mixed warmth\n",
"after already of March, all. was end the\n",
"\n",
"round three gentlemen looked room of The their and out stepped in\n",
"had breakfasts; they their for amazement about. forgotten been\n",
"the our is breakfast?\", gentleman \"Where the middle cleaner asked\n",
"She on and and lips finger a just irritably. put quick made her her\n",
"they like silent Gregor's to that come the to into sign men might\n",
"room. with their stood did and Gregor's They corpse around so,\n",
"quite pockets in of their hands well-worn coats. It now the was\n",
"in the room. light\n",
"\n",
"and the his door bedroom appeared in Then of opened the Mr. Samsa\n",
"his wife on and on arm daughter his other. one All the uniform with\n",
"a and of now Grete been pressed then little; her them had crying\n",
"against arm. father's face her\n",
"\n",
"and the Mr. home. said indicating Samsa, door Now!\", \"Leave my\n",
"from without the mean?\", you \"What do him. letting the women asked\n",
"and middle disconcerted, the somewhat of gentlemen he smiled three\n",
"sweetly. behind hands and backs other The their two their held\n",
"them anticipation in of continually a together rubbed loud gleeful\n",
"favour. in only could I end their \"I just which mean quarrel what\n",
"said\", went Samsa, his a with two in and, Mr. companions, answered\n",
"At line towards man. he first, the still, there stood straight\n",
"his the at were the as if of head looking contents ground\n",
"new themselves we'll positions. into go rearranging \"Alright,\n",
"as and up been had looked at if he Mr. he Samsa said, then\",\n",
"wanted from permission overcome humility again suddenly and with\n",
"Samsa decision. Samsa his opened for Mr. his wide merely eyes Mr.\n",
" that, At and and him nodded several times. briefly without to\n",
"take the strides into man the long did actually front delay,\n",
"hands hallway; their stopped friends some two rubbing had time his\n",
"before Now being was listening been said. had and what they to\n",
"after if jumped fear off their a taken friend with sudden that as\n",
"the and of the break hallway front might into them Mr. Samsa in go\n",
"three connection hats Once their leader. there, their took all with\n",
"sticks without stand, bowed the their the from took a from holder,\n",
"the premises. and women two followed word the Mr. and left Samsa\n",
"onto reason had landing; had no mistrust the out but they to them\n",
"men's and the leaned as the how over they landing intentions they saw\n",
"down the many gentlemen the but made progress three steady slow\n",
"and turned they As steps. on corner the they disappeared floor each\n",
"later; moments a went, would few down reappear the they the further\n",
"Samsa that interest more the them; a lost when in butcher's family\n",
"head, of posture proud on his passed his on his them boy, with tray\n",
"were, up Samsa came women nearer the they way Mr. than and came and\n",
"the as flat. from went, back away into the if landing and relieved,\n",
"\n",
"relaxation decided for of use the day that to was make way best They\n",
"go a earned only had to for break walk; not they work but and from a\n",
"it. table were they need So and serious at in of they the wrote sat\n",
"Samsa his three excusal, Mr. employers, Mrs. of Samsa letters to\n",
"Grete her came contractor in to The and principal. her cleaner to\n",
"was they finished them she'd while writing tell she going, to were\n",
"her morning. of three The nodded just at them first for work that\n",
"and when was were up without what it from only writing, looking they\n",
"cleaner seem not to up to want still that looked leave they did the\n",
"asked stood charwoman in irritation. The Mr. Samsa. \"Well?\", in\n",
"the tremendous had on she if her some doorway a face smile as with\n",
"only news to do if good clearly it she report, was asked would but\n",
"feather almost hat, vertical The her ostrich on which little to.\n",
"had the she to time Samsa source all had been irritation a of Mr.\n",
"directions. working in all is them, been it for gently swayed \"What\n",
"want Samsa, the you asked the then?\", whom had cleaner most Mrs.\n",
"for. broke friendly laugh \"Yes\", she a into and respect answered,\n",
"that straight unable away, her then, speak \"well made that to thing\n",
"about worry get you're to you in going of how needn't rid it. there,\n",
"down over Samsa all out.\" That's bent sorted been Mrs. Grete and\n",
"as they letters were what intent with on their if continuing\n",
"that Mr. wanted to cleaner writing; the describing Samsa saw start\n",
"hand, in everything but, he with detail outstretched made it quite\n",
"that clear was as So, was not telling she from prevented to. she\n",
"what them all a remembered about hurry was it, suddenly she she in\n",
"out turned then, clearly peeved, everyone\", \"Cheerio called and,\n",
"left, sharply and she the slamming as door terribly went. round\n",
"\n",
"but reply \"Tonight Mr. sacked\", no he received said she Samsa, gets\n",
"wife his as either or the daughter have to his charwoman from seemed\n",
"They and just the got had up gained. peace went only destroyed they\n",
"where with over they their each window the to arms remained around\n",
"round and them in twisted to other. at Mr. his chair sat look Samsa\n",
"there here, a he called out: Then \"Come then. for while. watching \n",
"old me give forget about and all a that we. stuff, Let's shall Come\n",
"as bit did two The said, of attention\". immediately women he\n",
"and then to him hugged hurrying where they over him and him kissed\n",
"letters. quickly their finished they\n",
"\n",
"was that, left which together, flat three the of them After the\n",
"for not the months, took tram out something done the they to and had\n",
"outside town. filled warm with the tram, the had country open They\n",
"seats, their Leant themselves. sunshine, on all to back comfortably\n",
"closer and examination found that their discussed they prospects on\n",
"had bad each until all at asked never - were they then not they\n",
"had were good jobs which work other about very three their all but\n",
"future. The held the promise for greatest particularly good and\n",
"the time improvement quite achieved be would of course, for being,\n",
"they a by was that what easily flat moving house; needed now was\n",
"by cheaper and smaller been than the one had current chosen which\n",
"in of was all, a one most location more Gregor, that and, better\n",
"Grete livelier. was With time, the practical. the All becoming all\n",
"having but, become been late pale, they of worry had cheeks had her\n",
" Mr. were struck, Samsa they and were talking, almost Mrs. while\n",
"was with of simultaneously, the thought daughter their how\n",
" a built beautiful young well and blossoming lady. became They into\n",
"each other's quieter. almost and without glance knowing from Just\n",
"to would that they agreed man good find time soon it for a be it\n",
"good in as dreams their And, confirmation if new her. of and\n",
"as was they their reached soon destination as Grete the intentions,\n",
"out and young to first her body. stretch up get\n"
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"I\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"Gregor One Samsa dreams, found from he morning, troubled when woke\n",
" He a bed himself his horrible in into lay on transformed vermin.\n",
"a and armour-like back, could he he head his his if lifted little\n",
"and arches belly, brown by divided domed his into see slightly stiff\n",
" The able and bedding cover hardly it ready sections. seemed to was\n",
" His any compared legs, many moment. off pitifully slide thin to\n",
"about as he helplessly him, of of rest size the the waved with\n",
"looked.\n",
"\n",
" \"What's His It a dream. happened he me?\" room, thought. to wasn't\n",
"a a although human lay little peacefully proper room small, too\n",
" A between collection familiar four its of samples textile walls.\n",
"- - Samsa a and lay on out salesman spread table the travelling was\n",
"a above an cut had he hung it of out picture recently that there\n",
" It a and frame. gilded housed illustrated in magazine nice, showed\n",
"a a and boa fitted fur fur hat lady out sat upright, who with\n",
"a arm covered fur heavy her lower muff of raising that the whole\n",
"the towards viewer.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor at dull look out the the then to turned weather. window\n",
"Drops be could feel heard him hitting made of pane, rain the which\n",
" \"How I a about all and bit forget if little longer quite sad. sleep\n",
"but he he nonsense\", something that this thought, to unable was was\n",
"and because do he his his in on present right, sleeping to used was\n",
" However couldn't get hard he into position. state that threw\n",
" He always back he he himself his onto right, rolled to was. where\n",
"a eyes have he his hundred it must shut so that times, tried\n",
"and at floundering have legs, look only stopped the to when wouldn't\n",
"a began dull feel felt had he he mild, never pain that there to\n",
"before.\n",
"\n",
"\"Oh, \"what God\", I've a career he is it strenuous that thought,\n",
" Doing Travelling and business chosen! day day in like out. this\n",
"and at business doing effort home, more much on own takes than your\n",
"about curse making of of that the there's top travelling, worries\n",
"and bad connections, contact different food, irregular train with\n",
"all anyone can get know never or people so that the time to you\n",
" He Hell!\" It a all become can felt friendly go them. to with\n",
"back belly; himself his his itch on on pushed slight slowly up up\n",
"better; could found he head headboard his lift so that the towards\n",
"and covered it itch little lots of saw that the was was, where with\n",
"and didn't he he know make of; spots to tried what when which white\n",
"back drew feel he his it legs of one place quickly the to with\n",
"a as as because by cold he he it overcome shudder. soon touched was\n",
"\n",
" \"Getting He all back early former his into position. slid the up\n",
" \"it You've enough get got he makes stupid. thought, time\", to you\n",
" For Other a life live luxury. of salesmen sleep. travelling\n",
"I back during go guest house instance, morning the the to whenever\n",
"always are contract, copy gentlemen out sitting still the these to\n",
" I breakfasts. eating just my ought that their there to try with\n",
" But I'd boss; get kicked knows, maybe on out spot. that the who\n",
" I If be best didn't for have me. my parents the thing to would\n",
"I'd I'd a about ago, given have have in long my notice think time\n",
"I and boss gone him him just tell the think, to told up what\n",
" He'd I I everything fall feel. him just know let right what would,\n",
"And a be business desk! funny his it's of off sitting sort to up\n",
"at at desk, down from subordinates talking there there, up your your\n",
"because boss close especially go have is right the to up when you\n",
" I've Well, got hard hearing. hope; of once some still the there's\n",
"- another debt five him money my off or parents' pay to to together\n",
" - I I'll That's definitely do. six suppose that's what when years\n",
" First I'll I've all big change. get got make of the though, to up,\n",
"at five.\" leaves my train\n",
"\n",
"And alarm at chest clock, he looked of on over the the ticking\n",
" \"God Heaven!\" It and drawers. half he in past six the thought. was\n",
"even forwards, half hands it later moving quietly than was were\n",
" Had He alarm clock like more not past, quarter rung? seven. the to\n",
"as bed been could for four from had it it o'clock see set that the\n",
" Yes, been; but certainly have have it it must rung. should was\n",
"furniture-rattling noise? possible quietly sleep that through to\n",
"True, all but deeply had he more not peacefully, probably slept the\n",
" The What at because do he next now? of should that. train went\n",
"and catch have he he if like mad rush seven; that to to were would\n",
"and at collection did he not not of packed, samples still the was\n",
" And all and catch did even feel fresh he if lively. particularly\n",
"anger as avoid boss's he his not office the the train would\n",
"assistant been five go, have he o'clock see the there to train would\n",
"Gregor's a about being have his in long not put report there would\n",
" The ago. and assistant boss's man, office spineless, the time was\n",
" But What about he if no reported sick? that understanding. with\n",
"and as be extremely fifteen in of strained suspicious would years\n",
" Gregor His been boss had ill. never once service would yet\n",
"certainly come doctor from insurance medical round the the with\n",
"a accept accuse and company, having his lazy of parents son, the\n",
"any as believed claim doctor doctor's make not recommendation the to\n",
" And but ever ill many no-one that that was were what's workshy.\n",
"Gregor been case? did entirely have he in in more, this would wrong\n",
"after apart excessive fact, for from long, sleepiness sleeping so\n",
"and completely even feel felt hungrier much than usual. well\n",
"\n",
"He all decide hurriedly still thinking this through, to unable was\n",
"bed, clock get of out quarter seven. struck the the to to when\n",
" \"Gregor\", There a at cautious door head. his knock near the was\n",
"\"it's - - called his it mother quarter seven. somebody to was\n",
" Didn't Gregor That gentle go somewhere?\" to voice! want was you\n",
"answering, be could hardly he heard his it own shocked voice when\n",
" As as before. deep from had had he if inside recognised the voice\n",
"a and him, in mixed painful squeaking there uncontrollable was with\n",
"a at be but could first it, made out sort the then there was words\n",
"echo hearer leaving made of the them unclear, unsure whether which\n",
" Gregor a full give had had he heard not. or properly to wanted\n",
"and answer but circumstances contented everything, explain in the\n",
"\"Yes, I'm getting himself mother, saying: thank-you, up with yes,\n",
" Gregor's The be change could in not noticed now.\" probably voice\n",
"as door, his mother outside satisfied the through was with wooden\n",
" But and away. conversation explanation short shuffled this this\n",
"Gregor, against aware family made members of other that the the\n",
"and at came expectations father his home, soon still their was\n",
"at but doors, fist. gently, his knocking of one side the with\n",
" \"Gregor, \"what's And Gregor\", a after called, he short wrong?\"\n",
"\"Gregor! a again called deepness he his in voice: warning while with\n",
" At Gregor!\" came door his other plaintively: side sister the\n",
" \"Gregor? Aren't Do Gregor answered anything?\" need to well? you you\n",
"\"I'm all an both effort making now\", ready, remove sides: the to\n",
"and by carefully enunciating from his putting strangeness very voice\n",
" His back between each, father individual long pauses to went word.\n",
"\"Gregor, I breakfast, but door, his his open sister the whispered:\n",
" Gregor, beg door, had however, no of of opening the thought you.\"\n",
"acquired and cautious congratulated for habit, himself his instead\n",
"all at doors even from he his locking night of travelling, was when\n",
"at home.\n",
"\n",
"The being do first get he in peace thing to to up wanted was without\n",
"all and breakfast. disturbed, dressed, get have his most of to to\n",
"Only as aware consider do he he next, then to was well what would\n",
"any bring by conclusions he his not sensible that thoughts to would\n",
" He a bed. felt had he in in lying often pain remembered slight that\n",
"always awkwardly, bed, but by caused had lying perhaps that turned\n",
"and be he his how imagination imaginings out pure to wondered would\n",
" He did have not resolve slightest slowly the themselves today.\n",
"change doubt first his in more nothing than that the the voice was\n",
"a an cold, for hazard occupational of serious sign was which\n",
"salesmen. travelling\n",
"\n",
"It a blow covers; had he matter off only simple the throw to to was\n",
" But a and became by fell himself it little off themselves. they up\n",
"after as broad. difficult especially exceptionally he so that, was\n",
"He and arms but hands have himself his his push to up; used would\n",
"all continuously had he instead legs little of only them those\n",
"and different directions, he in moreover moving to unable was which\n",
" If bend control. first he of one that the them, then to wanted was\n",
"and do finally he if itself managed one out; stretch that to would\n",
"all be free he leg, others seemed set that the to wanted what with\n",
" \"This about and be can't is move painfully. something that would\n",
"\"so Gregor bed\", do don't done himself, in keep said to to trying\n",
"it\".\n",
"\n",
"The body do first get he his lower of part the thing to wanted was\n",
"and bed, but could had he lower never not of out part, seen the this\n",
"be hard imagine it it like; looked move; out to to too turned what\n",
"a almost and finally, frenzy, he in it slowly; so went when\n",
"all carelessly could force forwards he himself shoved the with\n",
"against chose direction, gather, hard he hit lower the the wrong\n",
"and bedpost, burning felt from he learned lower pain that the the\n",
"at be body his might most of part present, sensitive. the well,\n",
"\n",
"So bed body get he his of of out part the the then to top tried\n",
" This carefully first, he head his managed side. the to turning\n",
"and and breadth bulk despite easily, its its of quite the weight,\n",
"body direction eventually followed head. his in of slowly the the\n",
"But and at bed got had he head his into last of out the the when\n",
"air be fall fresh he him himself if it it let occurred that to would\n",
"a afraid became carry he head his if injured, miracle not so to were\n",
" And could forward he himself knock not on pushing same the way.\n",
"any at bed better himself in lose now out price; stay than to\n",
"consciousness.\n",
"\n",
"It as back been effort get had he just much to to took where\n",
"and but earlier, he lay more once sighing, there was watching when\n",
"against as each even harder his legs other struggled than they\n",
"before, bringing could he if no of of possible, that think was way\n",
" He and chaos. himself it more once order peace that this to told\n",
"and bed for him in most not possible sensible stay that the to was\n",
"at be could do free get he in it of thing to to way whatever would\n",
" At did forget he not sacrifice. same the though, time, to whatever\n",
"better calm consideration himself much remind rushing than that was\n",
" At conclusions. desperate direct he his like this times to would\n",
"and as as but clearly could, eyes he look out the to window\n",
"even narrow of other side street the the unfortunately, was\n",
"and cheer confidence enveloped fog had in little morning or the view\n",
" \"Seven already\", he him. himself o'clock, offer said the to to when\n",
"\"seven a again, and clock fog like o'clock, still struck there's\n",
" And a breathing he lay lightly longer, quietly there this.\" while\n",
"as back bring expected he if perhaps stillness the things to total\n",
"and natural real state. their to\n",
"\n",
"\"Before But he himself: it past quarter said seven strikes then to\n",
" And I'll bed. by definitely got have have of out properly then to\n",
"ask come from happened have me round somebody to to what's will work\n",
" And as as at before he o'clock.\" open seven so they up well, work\n",
"body entire himself his length of of set swinging task the the to\n",
" If all at bed falling he in of out out same succeeded the the time.\n",
"and as bed could did he he head his in kept of raised so this way\n",
" His and avoid back be hard, injuring it. probably quite seemed to\n",
" His carpet. falling happen it nothing onto probably the to would\n",
"and bound concern for he loud main make, noise the to was was which\n",
"all concern doors even if not probably raise the through would\n",
" But alarm. be had it risked. something that to was\n",
"\n",
"- Gregor When already bed half new of out sticking the the was way\n",
"a all an do effort, game had he method more of rock than to was was\n",
"- and back be everything forth him how it occurred simple to would\n",
" - Two came father had he help him. his if people somebody strong to\n",
"- and been enough; have in maid mind more than the they would would\n",
"arms back, dome have him his of only peel push the their to under\n",
"and and away be bed, bend down from load patient the the then with\n",
"as careful floor, he hopefully, onto over swang the the where,\n",
" Should a call find for he help legs little really use. would\n",
"all apart doors even fact from locked? that the the though, were\n",
"Despite a all could difficulty he he in, not smile suppress the was\n",
"at this thought.\n",
"\n",
"After a across already far had have he it moved so that while would\n",
" The balance been for hard hard. he him his if keep rocked to too\n",
"a and final have he make now past seven ten time to was would\n",
" Then a at decision door flat. of ring soon. the the there very was\n",
"\"That'll and be from froze he himself, said someone to very work\",\n",
"all although as became his legs little lively more only still, the\n",
" For a around. danced everything moment quiet. remained they\n",
"\"They're Gregor caught door\", himself, in not opening said the to\n",
" But course, firm hope. maid's nonsensical of some steps the then\n",
" Gregor and as door ever hear it. needed only opened the to to went\n",
"- and first greeting he it knew of the the visitor's was who words\n",
" Gregor Why be chief clerk did have himself. one only the to\n",
"a became company condemned for highly immediately they to where work\n",
"Were all at employees, every shortcoming? slightest suspicious the\n",
"and faithful louts, not of of one one them them, there was was who\n",
"conscience devoted go he mad of pangs so that who with would\n",
"a at bed couldn't couple didn't get he if least of of out spend\n",
"Was business? company enough hours in it morning not on really the\n",
"- assuming enquiries enquiries let make of one the to trainees were\n",
"- and chief clerk come did did even have himself, necessary the to\n",
"family have innocent show so that the they this to was whole,\n",
"be chief clerk could have only suspicious that the the to trusted\n",
"And because had investigate it? made more these thoughts to wisdom\n",
"any decision, he him himself proper swang than through upset with\n",
" There a all bed. but force his it loud of out the thump, was wasn't\n",
" His a a by carpet, fall little loud noise. really softened the was\n",
"Gregor's also and back elastic had he more than thought, was which\n",
" He and had held his made muffled not not noticeable. sound the too\n",
"and and annoyed as carefully enough, fell; he head hit in it though,\n",
"against and carpet. he it it pain, rubbed the turned\n",
"\n",
"\"Something's chief clerk down fallen in in room said the the there\",\n",
" Gregor imagine left. of on something sort the the to tried whether\n",
"chief clerk could ever had happen happened him that the to to today\n",
" But as concede gruff had if in it possible. that to too; was you\n",
"chief clerk's firm footsteps his in question, reply the this to\n",
"adjoining be boots could heard highly in now polished room. the\n",
"From Gregor's him his let on right, room sister the to to whispered\n",
" \"Gregor, \"Yes, I chief clerk here.\" him is know\", know: said the\n",
"Gregor but daring enough himself; his loud raise to to voice without\n",
"for hear him. his sister to\n",
"\n",
"\"Gregor\", \"the chief father from his his left, now room said the to\n",
"and clerk come didn't has know leave on round the to wants why you\n",
" And We anyway, don't early he him. know say to to train. what\n",
" I'm So door. open personally. please speak this to to up wants you\n",
"be enough forgive good he'll of room.\" sure the to untidiness your\n",
" \"Good \"He Mr. Samsa\". Then called chief clerk isn't morning, the\n",
"chief clerk, father his his mother said the to well\", while\n",
" \"He believe continued door. isn't please speak the through to well,\n",
" Gregor The Why a else ever have lad me. missed only train! would\n",
" It about business. cross he makes me nearly the the thinks way\n",
"a been but evenings; for goes he's in in never now out the town week\n",
" He and evening. every home in just kitchen sits stayed the us with\n",
" His idea of or paper reads relaxation studies the timetables. train\n",
" He's a for frame, fretsaw. his is little made with working\n",
"amazed be evenings, him instance, it only or three took two you'll\n",
"as hanging his how in is; it it it's nice room; see soon up you'll\n",
" Anyway, Gregor I'm as door. glad here; opens the we wouldn't you're\n",
"Gregor able been by door get have he's open ourselves; so the to to\n",
"I'm and he he he isn't morning said stubborn; sure that this well,\n",
" \"I'll Gregor a be but he in is, isn't.\" moment\", said slowly there\n",
"and any but he miss moving not so that thoughtfully, without would\n",
" \"Well I any can't conversation. of of of other the think way word\n",
" \"I Mrs. Samsa\", chief clerk, explaining hope it's it, said the\n",
" But I hand, if must nothing on other say serious. that the we\n",
"become commerce ever fortunately in or people slightly then, unwell\n",
"as because have it like, of overcome simply to unfortunately we you\n",
" \"Can business chief clerk come considerations.\" in see the to you\n",
"asked at door father his impatiently, knocking now the then?\",\n",
" \"No\", Gregor. In again. followed his on right room said the there\n",
"a began cry. his his in left on painful room silence; sister the to\n",
"\n",
"She So and did go had his join not others? probably sister the why\n",
" And and begun dressed. even get got had just not only to up was why\n",
"Was and because crying? got had had he it let not not she the up,\n",
"and because chief clerk danger he his if in in, job losing of was\n",
"boss happened his more once parents pursue that the their with would\n",
"There about as before? demands like need no same things to was worry\n",
" Gregor and had not slightest still that the there was yet.\n",
" For abandoning being family. he his intention just lay of the time\n",
"and carpet, condition he in knew no-one on the the there was who\n",
" It chief clerk expected have him in. let seriously the to was would\n",
"a a and be could discourtesy, easily excuse minor only suitable\n",
"Gregor could for for found it it later not on, something was which\n",
" And Gregor be it more much on sacked seemed sensible spot. the to\n",
"at disturbing him him in instead leave now of peace talking to with\n",
" But and crying. didn't happening, him know others the they was what\n",
"behaviour. excuse that their were worried, would\n",
"\n",
"\"Mr. Samsa\", The called chief clerk he him, his now raised to voice,\n",
"\"what You barricade give in is more no room, us wrong? your yourself\n",
"an and answer, are causing for no or serious than yes you\n",
"- I and and concern fail mention parents to unnecessary you your\n",
"- business by carry duties fail in just out the this to way you your\n",
" I'm a behalf here is of of. on quite speaking that unheard way your\n",
"a and and and clear employer, must of parents really request your\n",
" I I am astonished, astonished. explanation. immediate quite\n",
"I a and and as calm knew now person, sensible thought you you\n",
" This be morning, off peculiar seem showing suddenly to whims. with\n",
"a did employer failure for possible reason suggest to your your\n",
"- appear, do had it it's money recently that the to true was with\n",
"- I but came entrusted giving him honour my near of to to word you\n",
" But I be could explanation. not now right see that that that the\n",
"I any feel incomprehensible longer no stubbornness wish your\n",
" And behalf. intercede is nor on position to whatsoever your your\n",
" I all all had intended originally say secure. that this to to you\n",
"but cause for good here in me my no private, since time to waste you\n",
"I also don't it. learn not of parents reason see should why your\n",
"I Your been grant has late; of that turnover unsatisfactory very you\n",
"business, do especially good it's not of the time to we year\n",
"but do is no no of recognise simply that; there time to year\n",
" Mr. Samsa, all, allow at be.\" business cannot there to we\n",
"\n",
"\"But Gregor, Sir\", all and beside called else forgetting himself in\n",
" \"I'll I'm a excitement, immediately, just moment. open the up\n",
"I able an attack been dizziness, get haven't of slightly to unwell,\n",
" I'm I'm I'm again bed fresh in now, now. quite still though. up.\n",
" Be It's Just a bed. getting just moment. not of out patient! quite\n",
" I'd I'm It's alright as as easy now, quite though. thought.\n",
"I a alright can happen person! quite shocking, suddenly to was what\n",
"I about better had it, know last me, my night, parents perhaps than\n",
" They a already. have it last must night noticed of small symptom\n",
" But I I always at didn't don't it. know know let why work! you you\n",
" Please, an at can get home. illness over staying think without you\n",
"There's any basis don't for make my no of parents suffer! the\n",
"a about accusations any ever making; me nobody's said to word you're\n",
" I Maybe contracts haven't latest of read sent the these things. you\n",
" I'll as eight few in. o'clock off set the these train, well, with\n",
" You don't given have hours me need of rest sir; strength. to wait,\n",
"I'll after and as be be good in office please so soon the to you,\n",
"and boss him!\" me recommend tell that the to to\n",
"\n",
"And Gregor gushed hardly he knowing out these was what while words,\n",
"- chest drawers he his made of over saying, the this to was way\n",
"already because done, easily had had he in of practise probably the\n",
" - He bed did get he himself now really to tried upright. want where\n",
"and did door, him let open really see speak the them to to to want\n",
"and being chief clerk; he insistent, others so the the was were with\n",
"caught curious him. learn of say sight they they to what when would\n",
"Gregor's If be it longer no shocked then they were would\n",
" If, and could everything he however, responsibility rest. they took\n",
"and be calmly have he he hurried if no reason still to upset, would\n",
" The at be could eight few first for he o'clock. really station the\n",
"chest climb drawers he he just of on smooth the times to tried up\n",
"again, and but down finally gave he himself last one slid swing\n",
"body his in lower of pain part serious stood the there upright; was\n",
" Now any attention but fall gave he he himself it. let longer no to\n",
"a against and back chair edges held nearby of of the the tightly to\n",
" By also and calmed down, had he his it kept legs. little now with\n",
"chief clerk could he listen quiet saying. so that the to was what\n",
"\n",
"\"Did a all asked chief clerk his of that?\" the understand word you\n",
"\"Oh, \"surely God!\" fools he's make not of parents, to trying us\".\n",
"\"he already be called could his in mother, seriously tears, was who\n",
" Grete! Grete!\" and cried. him ill making she suffer. then we're\n",
" \"Mother?\" They called communicated from his other side. sister the\n",
" \"You'll Gregor's across doctor for go have room. straight the to\n",
" Did Gregor Quick, away. doctor. get hear ill. is the the way you\n",
" \"That Gregor an animal\", just now?\" of said spoke the the voice was\n",
"a calmness chief clerk, contrast his in mother's that was with with\n",
" \"Anna! Anna!\" called father his into kitchen screams. the through\n",
"\"get a clapping entrance hall, hands, here, his locksmith now!\" the\n",
"And girls, immediately out ran skirts swishing, the their two\n",
"as door flat front hall, of open the the the they through wrenching\n",
" How There dressed get had his managed quickly? sister so to went.\n",
"again; banging door have it left must no of shut sound the they was\n",
" awful do happened. has homes in often open; people something where\n",
"\n",
" Gregor, So become calmer. contrast, couldn't had in much they\n",
"although any clear enough his more, seemed they to understand words\n",
"- become before clearer ears had him, his perhaps than the to used\n",
" They had realised, something sound. that there though, was wrong\n",
" The and first help. him, his ready response to to were with\n",
"and and been confident feel had him made situation that wise,\n",
" He among and back been better. drawn felt had he in people, that\n",
"and and doctor expected from great he locksmith surprising the the\n",
"- achievements although did distinguish from he not one really the\n",
" Whatever be crucial, in next order other. said so, to was would\n",
"a as as but clear coughed he his little, make possible, taking voice\n",
"as care do even loudly might not sound this this to too well\n",
"a and coughs different from he human longer no sure that the was way\n",
" Meanwhile, become could for had he himself. it judge this very\n",
" Perhaps at his in next parents quiet room. sat table the the were\n",
"all chief clerk, or perhaps pressed the they were whispering with\n",
"against and door listening. the\n",
"\n",
" Gregor Once chair. door his over pushed slowly the the to way with\n",
"and door, go he himself holding it let of onto the there threw\n",
"adhesive against himself his it of on the the tips upright using\n",
" He a effort from legs. little recover rested the there to while\n",
"and himself in involved key of set task the the the then to turning\n",
" He have his lock mouth. no proper seemed, to unfortunately, with\n",
"- - but grasp he, how key? lack of teeth teeth the the then, to was\n",
"a course, for jaw, jaw; made of strong the up using very was, with\n",
"able fact he ignoring key really start that the the to turning, was\n",
"a as been brown came causing damage fluid have he kind must of some\n",
"and dripped floor. flowed from his key mouth, onto over the the\n",
"\"Listen\", \"he's chief clerk in next room, said the the the turning\n",
" Gregor all but by encouraged greatly key.\" should they this; was\n",
"\"Well and been calling done, father have him, his his mother to too:\n",
"\"keep Gregor\", at cried, have hold it, keep of should the they\n",
" And all excitedly following his idea lock!\" that the they were with\n",
"all bit efforts, he his key no on paying strength, the with\n",
" As attention causing he himself. key pain the the to turned was\n",
"around he himself holding it, lock only round the turned with\n",
"and down his hung it key mouth, onto or pushed the upright with\n",
" The again as body clear his needed. of sound the weight whole with\n",
"Gregor's as back break could he it lock of sign snapped that the was\n",
"and as breath concentration, he he himself: his his regained said to\n",
"\"So, I Then after all\". didn't he head his lay locksmith need on the\n",
"completely. door handle it of open the the to\n",
"\n",
"Because already door had he in it open the this to was way, wide\n",
" He be before could first had he himself open seen. slowly to turn\n",
"and around carefully do doors, double had he it of one the to very\n",
"back before did entering fall flat he his if not on the to want\n",
" He difficult movement, occupied room. still this to unable was with\n",
"anything attention chief clerk else, he heard pay the to when\n",
"\"Oh!\", a exclaim like loud of soughing sounded the the which wind.\n",
"- - Now also door hand he he him his nearest saw the the to was\n",
"against and as by driven his if mouth open pressed retreating slowly\n",
" Gregor's a and force. hair her invisible mother, steady still\n",
"bed being chief clerk's despite dishevelled from looked the there,\n",
" Then arms, at father. forward her his she steps took two unfolded\n",
"Gregor and down floor her into onto sank skirts that the towards\n",
"around as disappeared down head her her onto out spread themselves\n",
" His and as breast. clenched father fists her his hostile, if looked\n",
" Gregor Then back he his into knock looked room. to wanting\n",
"covered eyes hands his his living room, round the uncertainly with\n",
"and chest his powerful shook. so that wept\n",
"\n",
"Gregor So against but did go inside into leant not of room, the the\n",
" In bolted door held in other place. still the this was way which\n",
"above along be body could half head his his it of only seen, with\n",
"as at he he leant one others. out over peered side the to which\n",
"Meanwhile become day endless, had lighter; much of part the the\n",
"- a building grey-black of on other side street the the was which\n",
"- and austere be clearly could hospital quite regular seen the with\n",
"facade; its line of piercing rain still the was windows\n",
"down droplets falling, hit individual large, now the throwing which\n",
" The a at breakfast from ground lay on one the time. up washing\n",
"Gregor's because, father, for it much of so table; there was\n",
"and breakfast day he important meal most of the the was would\n",
"a as for he hours it number of out reading sat several stretch\n",
" On different exactly newspapers. opposite the there wall was\n",
"Gregor a army, he his in lieutenant of photograph sword the was when\n",
"a and as called carefree face forth hand he his his in on smile\n",
" The and bearing. door entrance for hall his respect the to uniform\n",
"also and as could door flat front he of open open the the was was\n",
"and began down landing onto see stairs the the their they way where\n",
"below.\n",
"\n",
"\"Now, Gregor, aware he one only said that the then\", to was well\n",
"\"I'll away calm, dressed get have kept my now, pack straight up\n",
" Will You and can just leave? let me off. please samples set you\n",
"\"that I I'm and chief clerk, he not said see\", stubborn the to\n",
"a arduous being but commercial do is job; like my to traveller\n",
" I So are couldn't earn living. my travelling where without you\n",
"Will Yes? accurately, everything going, in office? report the to you\n",
"It's be for possible quite someone temporarily then? to to unable\n",
"been but just remember right that's the time to what's work,\n",
"achieved and consider difficulty in later on, once past that the the\n",
"all been certainly diligence has he more removed, the will with work\n",
" I'm You're and aware concentration. debt in seriously that to well\n",
"after and as as employer having look my my our parents to well\n",
"I I'm a but difficult in sister, situation, so that trapped will\n",
" Please again. any don't harder it make my of out things way work\n",
"against already, and are at don't for me me sides take than the they\n",
" I They know likes nobody office. that the think travellers. we\n",
" That's a an as as earn enormous having it. of soft time wage well\n",
"better but have just no of particular prejudice reason they think to\n",
" But a better have it. of overview rest sir, than the the you you,\n",
"I a better can confidence, fact, if in in overview say staff, this\n",
"- a boss businessman easy for him himself it's like than the to very\n",
"about and employees harshly his judge make mistakes more than them\n",
" And also aware he should. spend that travellers we well you're\n",
"almost away can from office, so that the the very we whole year\n",
"and and chance complaints, easily fall gossip groundless to victim\n",
"almost and defend from impossible it's of sort that to yourself\n",
"about all at don't even hear if it's or them, thing, usually we when\n",
"a and arrive back exhausted feel from home that's trip, we we when\n",
"been effects even going harmful knowing of on the what's without\n",
" Please, at away, caused don't first go least say them. what\n",
"I'm at grant least partly right!\" show something that that to you\n",
"\n",
"But Gregor as as away chief clerk had had soon started the to turned\n",
"and, at back him his lips, only over protruding speak, stared with\n",
" He a as did for he keep left. moment not shoulders still trembling\n",
"Gregor but door moved speaking, steadily the towards was while\n",
" He as eyes gradually, him. his if moved off taking very without\n",
" It been had leaving on prohibition room. secret some the there was\n",
"a entrance had hall he he made only reached sudden that the when\n",
"and drew foot forward from his in living movement, room, rushed the\n",
" In a far hall, hand he his out panic. right stretched the towards\n",
"as force if out some stairway supernatural the there there, were\n",
"him. save to waiting\n",
"\n",
"Gregor chief it let of out question realised that the the to was\n",
"away be clerk firm go his if in in mood not position the this to was\n",
" That danger. did extreme his into not parents put something was\n",
"become convinced had over that the they understand very well; years,\n",
"Gregor and besides, entire for for his job life, provide this would\n",
"about at had had lost much present sight so that they they to worry\n",
" Gregor, about any did for future. of the the think though, thought\n",
" The back, be calmed chief clerk convinced down, future. had held to\n",
"Gregor and and depended family finally future his of over; the won\n",
"If She already clever; here! his it! on only she sister was was were\n",
" And Gregor back. his in lying on peacefully still tears was while\n",
"a chief clerk could him; lover of persuade she surely the was women,\n",
"and close door entrance front hall him in out she talk the the would\n",
" But Gregor his his not of shocked sister state. there, was would\n",
" And considering do have he himself. job still that the to without\n",
"about could familiar he his how in move not present was well with\n",
"- - his might not not or or probably speech state, still that would\n",
"be door; go he himself let of pushed the the through understood,\n",
"chief clerk landing on opening; reach the the to tried who,\n",
"banister both but hands; holding on ridiculously, the to was with\n",
"Gregor a and, as fell he immediately little over scream sought with\n",
" Hardly his hold landed legs. little numerous on onto, something to\n",
"began day, first for had happened he than, that that the time to\n",
"alright body; feel ground had his legs little solid the the with\n",
"as did exactly he his pleasure, them; them; they they to told under\n",
"and carry effort even go; he him making the to to wanted were where\n",
"all at be believing finally he his soon soon sorrows that was would\n",
" He an back but end. from held move side side swayed the to to urge\n",
" His as away crouched far floor. he in mother not on the there was\n",
"and at but engrossed first, front herself, him in of quite seemed,\n",
"and arms her her jumped outstretched she suddenly then up with\n",
" \"Help, Help!\" The fingers for pity's sake, she shouting: spread way\n",
"Gregor better, but head held her see she suggested the to wanted\n",
"backwards did hurrying not; she she showed that unthinking was way\n",
"all behind forgotten had her she table that the the was with\n",
"breakfast it; on quickly reached sat she she table the things when\n",
"doing; down even it knowing on seeming she was what without without\n",
"a and been coffee gush had knocked notice of over pot that the to\n",
"carpet. coffee down onto pouring the was\n",
"\n",
" \"Mother, Gregor He at gently, had her. looking mother\", said up\n",
"but chief clerk completely could for forgotten moment, not the the\n",
"air at help himself his in jaws of sight snapping the the the with\n",
" That anew, coffee. fled flow from his mother of screaming set she\n",
"and arms as father he her. his into of rushed table the the towards\n",
"Gregor, chief for had his no now; parents spare the though, time to\n",
"already banister, chin clerk had his on reached stairs; the the with\n",
" Gregor a back for for he he him; last looked made run the time.\n",
"be chief clerk have him; must of reaching sure the to wanted\n",
"and as at down expected he leapt once several something, steps\n",
" The all around disappeared; his resounding shouts staircase. the\n",
"Gregor's chief clerk flight of put seemed, the to unfortunately,\n",
" Until a as been father had he into panic relatively self then well.\n",
"after but chief clerk controlled, instead now, of running the\n",
"Gregor after as at he him, himself, impeding least not or ran\n",
"Gregor's chief clerk's father hand his in right seized stick the\n",
"(the a along behind chair, chief clerk had hat his it left on with\n",
"a and from his large newspaper overcoat), picked table the up with\n",
"Gregor and back drive his his into left, room, stamping them to used\n",
" Gregor's appeals as at father foot he him his no of to went. were\n",
"appeals he help, his however humbly much not simply understood, were\n",
"all father foot harder. head his his his merely stamped the turned\n",
"Across Gregor's chilly despite had mother room, the the weather,\n",
"a and far hands her it leant of open out pressed pulled to window,\n",
" A air draught face. flew from her in of street strong the towards\n",
"curtains flew newspapers on stairway, table the the the the up,\n",
" Nothing and blown floor. fluttered of onto some the them were would\n",
"Gregor's as at back, drove father he him hissing making noises stop\n",
" Gregor a any had had him in like man. moving never practice wild\n",
" Gregor If able and backwards go had only only slowly. to very was\n",
"allowed back been been have he his in room round to turn would\n",
"afraid away, but do he he if straight that that the time to took was\n",
"a and become father his impatient, of the there threat was would\n",
"back blow father's from hand head his his in lethal or stick the to\n",
" Eventually, Gregor any had he moment. no realised that though,\n",
"as choice disgust, he he his incapable of quite saw, that to was\n",
"a as as backwards began, going he in line; quickly so straight\n",
"and anxious at father, frequent glances his possible to turn with\n",
" It able but father himself his perhaps round. slowly, very was went\n",
"as did fact good he him, hinder his in intentions nothing see to to\n",
"a and directions from give he his now of stick the then tip to used\n",
" If as distance father his only stop to to turn. way which would\n",
" Gregor It When confused. hissing! making quite that unbearable was\n",
"finished had he listening nearly round, still that to turning\n",
"a a and back he himself hissing, little made mistake the turned way\n",
" He come. finally had had he he head his in just pleased was when\n",
"and but doorway, front his it narrow, of saw that the then too was\n",
" In body broad difficulty. further get it through to too was without\n",
"did father his his it mood, not obviously occur open present to to\n",
"Gregor doors double enough have of other so space that the the would\n",
" Gregor He fixed get idea merely on should that the through. to was\n",
" Nor as as back be ever got he his into possible. quickly room would\n",
"Gregor allowed as get have himself preparation the time to upright\n",
" What did, doorway. for getting he making more noise the through\n",
"Gregor all as drive ever, forwards harder if than the there to was\n",
"Gregor as been had if in it nothing sounded the there to was way;\n",
"a behind father him; it more not now one pleasant than was\n",
"Gregor and doorway experience, himself into pushed the without\n",
" One body for happen. his itself, lifted might of regard side what\n",
"an angle at doorway, flank he in lay on one scraped the the white\n",
"and brown door flecks injured, it, leaving on painfully vile was\n",
"able all and at been fast have he move not soon stuck to was would\n",
"air along by himself, hung in legs little one quivering side the the\n",
"against on other painfully pressed side the the those were while\n",
" Then a behind father from gave ground. hefty him his shove which\n",
"and and flying, from he heavily held him him released sent was where\n",
" The bleeding, deep door his into room. shut slammed the was with\n",
"all finally, quiet. stick, then, was\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"II\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"Gregor It awoke dark evening getting it not that that until was was\n",
" He and coma-like deep from have his sleep. soon woken would\n",
"afterwards anyway as been disturbed, even had had hadn't he he if\n",
" But and enough felt fully had he impression rested. sleep that the\n",
"and door front hurried into leading of some sound steps the the the\n",
" The being carefully from had him. light room shut the woken\n",
"and ceiling electric here lamps onto palely shone street the there\n",
"Gregor and below, but down furniture, it of the tops was was, where\n",
" He clumsily dark. door, feeling himself his over pushed the to way\n",
"- antennae beginning he his learn now of the to value was which with\n",
" - The been had happening his in of order see there. to what whole\n",
" and he left like limped one, painfully scar, seemed side stretched\n",
" One badly badly been had his legs legs. of of on rows the two\n",
"- a events in injured it miracle morning nearly of that that the was\n",
"- along and been dragged had lifelessly. of one only them\n",
"\n",
"It door had he he it only reached realised that the was what when\n",
"actually drawn had him it it; of over smell that the to was was\n",
" By a dish door eat. filled something the there to was with\n",
" He bread floating in it. little milk of pieces sweetened white with\n",
"almost as even he he he hungrier laughed, pleased so than was was\n",
"and been dipped had head his immediately into morning, that the\n",
" But covering drew eyes he head his his it. milk, nearly soon with\n",
"again back did disappointment; his in in not only pain tender the\n",
"- able difficult eat food he it left make only side the to to was\n",
"- a as body but eat his if snuffling the together whole whole worked\n",
" Milk all at did his like milk nice. normally not taste this was\n",
"and certainly drink, favourite for had him his it left sister there\n",
"against almost away because but he his of own that, turned, will,\n",
"and back centre crawled dish from into of room. the the the\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Through could crack door, gas had in see that the the the\n",
" His at been father in lit living normally room. the this time would\n",
"a be evening his in it loud out paper, reading sat to voice with\n",
"Gregor's and but his mother, not now sister, sometimes there to was\n",
" Gregor's a and be heard. him often sister sound tell to would write\n",
"about but father habit had his in lost maybe reading, the this\n",
" It all around even quiet recent so there though times. too, was\n",
" \"What a been flat. have in is it life must quiet somebody the the\n",
"Gregor and, darkness, family gazing himself, into lead\", said the to\n",
"a a able felt great he in life like pride provide that that to was\n",
" But a all and for his home if nice now, parents. sister such what\n",
"a and and and come comfort horrible peace should this to wealth\n",
"Gregor That did end? frightening not something that to want was\n",
"about about, and crawling he move much, so started think to too up\n",
"down room. the\n",
"\n",
"Once door during evening, long of on one room side that the the was\n",
"again; and closed door hurriedly later on opened slightly the very\n",
"did it needed on other same; seemed side someone that the the to\n",
" Gregor and better but enter it. of room the thought waited went\n",
"bring by door, either immediately resolved the the timorous to\n",
"at find in into it least or out room some the to visitor way who\n",
"Gregor and but door in more night no opened that the waited was was;\n",
" The doors everyone had locked morning previous the vain. were while\n",
"but get had he him, in now now, opened that there to to up wanted\n",
"and been clearly doors had of one other some the the time unlocked\n",
"and came, day, during in keys no-one other sides. the the the were\n",
"\n",
"It at gaslight in late living night not room that the the until was\n",
"and and easy had his it now out, parents put see sister that to was was\n",
"all all as as awake be could distinctly heard stayed that they time,\n",
" It away clear no-one on that they tip-toe. together was went would\n",
"Gregor's any come gave him into more morning; plenty room that until\n",
"about have he how of re-arrange think time to to undisturbed would\n",
" For empty forced he his life. reason, room some tall, the was where\n",
"as feel flat floor, he him lay made on remain the there to uneasy\n",
" Hardly aware been even five for had he in it living though years.\n",
"a doing feeling he he of of other shame, slight than was what\n",
" It a and back couch. down his hurried little, on pressed the under\n",
"able but felt he he head, his lift longer no nonetheless to was\n",
"and at body ease his his immediately only regret that too was was\n",
"all broad get it to underneath.\n",
"\n",
" He Some a he in night of passed spent the the there. time whole\n",
"alarm although because frequently from he in it light of sleep, woke\n",
"and and his hunger, in of some spent the time vague was worries\n",
"always conclusion: for hopes however, led same the the to which,\n",
"and being calm, he he must must patience remain show the time\n",
"bear consideration could family greatest his so that the\n",
"condition, forced he, his in present that to unpleasantness was\n",
"impose on them.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor had his of opportunity soon strength test the the to\n",
"almost as before decisions, early had morning, next night the the\n",
"door dressed, ended, from fully his nearly opened sister, the the\n",
" She and anxiously did front him in. looked not room see straight\n",
"- away, be but couch did had he him notice she the to under when\n",
"- God's away couldn't flown for have he sake, she so somewhere, was\n",
"and control door herself lost of she shocked shut slammed that the\n",
" But again as behaviour, from her outside. regret seemed she she to\n",
"again and as away came door if in on opened straight the tip-toe\n",
"a entering even ill of of or room seriously someone stranger. the\n",
"Gregor couch, edge forward, had head his of pushed right the the to\n",
" Would and as had he her. it left milk notice she that the watched\n",
"and any bring from him hunger it lack not of realise that was was,\n",
"If didn't do food in it more other she some suitable? that was\n",
"attention draw go he her herself hungry it, rather than to would\n",
"a although did feel forward from he rush terrible the to under urge\n",
"and at beg couch, feet for her himself his sister's something throw\n",
" However, dish eat. full good his immediately noticed sister the to\n",
"and and around at drops few it it looked milk of splashed the with\n",
" - She a immediately it picked rag, some surprise. up using\n",
" - Gregor and bare carried extremely hands her it not out. was\n",
"as bring curious imagining in its place, she the to what would\n",
"but could guessed have he his never possibilities, what wildest\n",
" In actually bring. did goodness, her his in order sister, test to\n",
"a all brought him of out selection she spread taste, things, whole\n",
" There an bones half-rotten newspaper. old old, on vegetables; were\n",
"a covered evening from gone had hard; in meal, sauce that the white\n",
"Gregor almonds; and cheese declared few had raisins some that\n",
"a and before; bread days dry inedible roll some spread two with\n",
" As all and as butter had into poured salt. she some that water well\n",
"Gregor's aside been dish, for had permanently probably set the which\n",
" Then, and beside consideration for it of out placed them. use,\n",
"Gregor's as eat feelings, front he in knew not of she that would\n",
"again and even her, hurried in key lock out she so the the turned\n",
"Gregor as comfortable could for he know make that things would\n",
" Gregor's as at could he he himself last legs liked. little whirred,\n",
" What's already completely eat. have healed his injuries more, must\n",
" This amazed as as difficulty found he him, in more moving. no than\n",
"a a cut earlier finger had he he his knife, month slightly with\n",
"before day finger had his how hurt of still the thought yesterday.\n",
"\"Am I I and be, he less sensitive than then?\", thought, to used was\n",
"almost already at cheese greedily had immediately, sucking the which\n",
"attracted compellingly, foods him more much on other than the the\n",
" Quickly after another, eyes his newspaper. one watering with\n",
"and cheese, consumed he pleasure, sauce; the the the the vegetables\n",
"all, and at didn't even foods, fresh hand, he like on other the\n",
"a away did dragged eat from he little the them things to want way\n",
" Long after because couldn't finished had he he smell. stand the\n",
"and eating his in lay lethargic place, same sister slowly the turned\n",
" He a as he him in key lock should sign that the the to withdraw.\n",
"although and asleep, been had half he he immediately startled, was\n",
" But back couch. great he hurried needed self-control the to under\n",
"even for his in room, short sister stay that the the there time was\n",
"a and as body eating food had he his little much out rounded so\n",
" Half breathe could hardly he in narrow space. suffocating, that\n",
"a as bulging eyes his sister took unselfconsciously watched with\n",
"and broom food he in left-overs, mixing swept the the them up with\n",
"all any as at be could even had if it more. not not touched used\n",
"She a all bin, closed dropped into it it its quickly with wooden\n",
" She and back carried everything had hardly her lid, out. turned\n",
"Gregor again and before came couch from out stretched the under\n",
"himself.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor This day each food his how in now, once received the was\n",
"and and asleep, his maid morning parents still the the were while\n",
"after as at eaten everyone had his meal midday second their time\n",
"Gregor's a and as for little parents sleep then well, while would\n",
" Gregor's and away errand. father maid on send sister some the would\n",
"but certainly did either, him it mother not perhaps starve to want\n",
"any been could have have more more stand than they to would\n",
"about and being experience feeding his his it, of perhaps than told\n",
"as could distress she sister spare them they to wanted were what\n",
"enough. indeed suffering\n",
"\n",
"Gregor It find for had impossible out the they to told was what\n",
"and doctor first get locksmith morning of out that the the them to\n",
" As could even flat. him, his nobody nobody, not sister, understand\n",
"be content could had he he so that them, thought to to understand\n",
"about and appeals as hear his moved saints she sighs sister's the to\n",
" It a become had his later, little more only room. she used was when\n",
"- course, ever everything her no of of question there to was,\n",
"- Gregor becoming fully situation sometimes that the to used would\n",
"a a at be catch comment comment, could friendly least or that\n",
" \"He's as construed dinner enjoyed friendly. his might she today\",\n",
"all away cleared diligently food for had he him, left say the when\n",
"and became he if it, left more more most of or slowly which\n",
"\"now been everything's frequent, just often sadly, say, she would\n",
"again\". left there\n",
"\n",
"Although Gregor able any did directly he hear listen news to wasn't\n",
"and he heard in much next of rooms, said the to was what whenever\n",
"and anyone appropriate door he scurry speaking straight the to would\n",
" There against any body conversation, his it. press seldom was whole\n",
"about at especially even first, him if in not some that was way,\n",
" For all at days, every in mealtime only secret. talk the two whole\n",
"about between but do even meals now; should spoke they they was what\n",
"about always as at least members of same subject the there two were\n",
"- and at at be by family home home nobody the themselves to wanted\n",
" And empty. entirely flat it leave of on out question the the to was\n",
"and begged day fallen first had her knees maid the the to very\n",
" Gregor's It clear delay. go her let mother not to very was without\n",
"a but had happened how knew left much of quarter she she what within\n",
"Gregor's an as dismissal for her hour, mother of tearfully thanking\n",
" She an done enormous even had her if service. she swore\n",
"about anyone emphatically had not slightest tell the to what\n",
"asked even had happened, her. no-one of that though\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's Now also cooking; had help his mother sister the to with\n",
"although as ate bother much much. no-one not so that very was\n",
"Gregor another heard how of often one them unsuccessfully urge would\n",
"\"no I've and answer eat, enough\" had more no receive than thanks, to\n",
" His No-one drank either. much or similar. sister something very\n",
"a ask beer, father he his hoping like sometimes whether would would\n",
" When and chance father fetch for go herself. his it the then to\n",
"add, feel he not nothing said selfish, she so that that would would\n",
"but could father for his housekeeper it, send she the then would\n",
"\"No\", a and be big, close loud matter more no said. the with would\n",
"\n",
"Even an before come day end, father first had had his the to\n",
"Gregor's and and explained finances mother sister their to what\n",
" Now and and from he prospects stood table the then took up were.\n",
"box cash document from from had he little or receipt saved some the\n",
" Gregor business collapsed earlier. five had heard his it when years\n",
"after again and closed complicated he he how it lock opened the then\n",
" What father had he he heard his item say some taken the wanted. was\n",
"Gregor been first first good had he heard news of since that the\n",
" He all at had his in incarcerated nothing room. that thought\n",
"at business, father's from had he him his least never remained told\n",
"Gregor about and anything anyway. asked different, had him it never\n",
"Their a business family had misfortune of reduced state the to total\n",
"Gregor's and arrange at been concern despair, had only that time to\n",
"about all as as could forget it quickly so that they things\n",
" So a especially fiery hard, he possible. started then with working\n",
"a a from him junior raised salesman that to travelling vigour\n",
"almost bringing chance earn it overnight, representative the to with\n",
" Gregor at converted different his in money quite success ways. work\n",
"at cash could for he home into lay on straight table that the the\n",
" They and astonished been benefit delighted family. good had his of\n",
"again, and at come had least never not same the they times with\n",
"Gregor earned even had he later much so splendour, that though was\n",
"a and bear bear costs did family, in of position the the to whole\n",
" Gregor They and both even family, got had it, the them. to used\n",
"and glad gratitude he it, money provide the they to took was with\n",
"affection although given in longer much no return. there warm was\n",
" Gregor Unlike close him, his now. only remained she sister to was\n",
"a and and expressive fond gifted his it music of very violinist, was\n",
"conservatory even her it next plan secret send the though to to year\n",
"be cause expense for great have in made some that to up would would\n",
" During Gregor's conversation in other periods short town, way. with\n",
"but conservatory ever his it often only sister the to turn was would\n",
" Their a as be could dream lovely mentioned never realised. that\n",
"Gregor but did hear innocent like not parents talk, this thought to\n",
"about and decided hard he he it know let quite them what would\n",
"Christmas a announcement day. grand it of on planned with\n",
"\n",
"That his of pointless sort that the thing through totally was went\n",
"against and door his in mind present pressed state, the upright\n",
" There became he listening. simply times tired to too were when\n",
"against continue fall head his listening, the wearily when would\n",
"a again and as door even he it pull start, the up with would\n",
"and be caused door he heard next noise slightest they would would\n",
" \"What's all doing father go he's his now\", say silent. that would\n",
"a after and clearly door, gone having only over the then to while,\n",
"again. be conversation interrupted slowly taken the up would\n",
"\n",
"When explaining father himself his repeated several things, times,\n",
"a because been had he it long occupied partly since time was with\n",
"Gregor's and because did himself matters mother not partly these\n",
" From everything explanations first repeated the these time. understand\n",
"Gregor all despite his learned, misfortunes pleasure, that their to\n",
" It available days. from money not old some still the there was was\n",
"a and been but had in interest it lot, meantime not some the touched\n",
" Besides accumulated. all been had had not that, the they up using\n",
"Gregor a been bringing every had home keeping money month, only that\n",
"accumulating. been for had himself, little so that that, too,\n",
"Behind Gregor at door, enthusiasm his in nodded pleasure the with\n",
" He actually and caution. could have this thrift unexpected used\n",
"and boss, debt father's his his money reduce surplus the this to to\n",
"come could day freed from have have he himself job that when would\n",
"better but certainly closer, father had his it much now the was way\n",
"done things.\n",
"\n",
"This certainly enable enough family however, money, not the to was\n",
"enough for, interest; it live maintain off the them to to was\n",
" That's it money more. no one or perhaps, say, to two was years,\n",
"aside be but emergencies; for not really set should that touched\n",
" His be but earned. father had healthy live money old, on to to was\n",
" During and confidence. five had he in lacking self that the years\n",
"- a been been first full had holiday in life not of that the working\n",
"- a and and become had he lot no of on put strain success weight\n",
" Gregor's Would and clumsy. elderly go have mother now slow to very\n",
"She a and and asthma earn for from her it money? strain suffered was\n",
"about be day every home, just move other spent the to would\n",
" Would breath by for his on open sofa struggling the the window.\n",
"She a and child earn go have money? of sister still to was\n",
"been consisting enviable, had her life seventeen, then till up very\n",
"business, clothes, helping in late, nice of out sleeping the wearing\n",
"a all and few in joining modest most of playing pleasures the with\n",
" Whenever began earn money, need of talk the they to to violin.\n",
"Gregor always and door first go himself let of the then throw would\n",
"as became cool, he hot it, leather next onto quite sofa the to with\n",
"and regret. shame\n",
"\n",
"He a lie night not often sleeping the there through, whole would\n",
" Or at but end. for go he hours leather might on scratching the wink\n",
"a all chair climbing effort of onto pushing the the to to up window,\n",
"and, chair, in leaning on propped sill the the the to up window\n",
" He a feel freedom from great had it. of of out sense stare to used\n",
"but doing doing it more now obviously remembered something this, was\n",
" actually as becoming experienced, he in saw than this was way what\n",
"day, distinct even every had he less near; quite that things were\n",
"across curse ever-present hospital of the the the to used view\n",
"all, and at but could had he he if it known not not now see street,\n",
"Charlottenstrasse, a despite he in lived quiet street that was which\n",
"being city, could have he he in middle of that the the thought was\n",
"a and at barren grey looking out sky the the the waste where window\n",
" His earth grey inseparably. mingled needed observant only sister to\n",
"always back before chair it its notice push she the to twice would\n",
"after and by exact had position room, she the the tidied up window\n",
"even from inner left of on. open pane the the then window\n",
"\n",
"Gregor If able and been had her his only sister speak thank to to\n",
"all been do easier for for for had have him him it she that to would\n",
" His as bear but caused him it it it; pain. sister, to was\n",
"as as far naturally, nothing possible pretend there to tried was\n",
"about and burdensome course, it it, longer of on, the the went\n",
"Gregor able also as better but by do she so, time to was was went\n",
" It able all become better. even had it much see so through to very\n",
" No entered for him, now, room. she sooner the unpleasant whenever\n",
"a as close come door had in quickly she she than the would\n",
"have into no-one precaution so suffer that the to view would\n",
"Gregor's and go it pull room, she straight the then to window would\n",
" Even almost as hurriedly if if it open she suffocating. was were\n",
"a at breathing cold, deeply for little she stay the window would\n",
" Gregor She a about alarm day running this twice while. with would\n",
"and couch he making; noise shivering stay the the under whole would\n",
"certainly full have knowing liked she that to well while, would\n",
"be but for her him impossible in it ordeal, spare the this to was\n",
"closed. him room same the windows with with\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's One a about after day, his month sister transformation when\n",
"any appearance, at be had his longer no particular reason shocked to\n",
"a and came earlier found him into little room she than the usual\n",
"and be he just motionless, out staring still the where window, would\n",
" In coming his horrible. into itself, most not room sister's the\n",
"Gregor as been been for have have it no surprise would would\n",
"difficult for he her immediately open still the to was while window\n",
"and back but come did in, not not only she she straight there, went\n",
"a behind closed door had have he her, stranger the thought would\n",
" Gregor and bite her her. hide straight threatened to to tried went\n",
"but couch, course, had he himself midday of the to under until wait\n",
"and back before came his more much seemed she sister than uneasy\n",
" It appearance found him his made realise she still that usual.\n",
"and continue do even had probably she so, to to unbearable would\n",
"bit flee him little of overcome saw she that the the to urge when\n",
" One couch. day, even from her in order protruded spare the to under\n",
"bedsheet carrying four he hours over sight, spent the the this to\n",
"and arranged back completely couch covered he his it on so that was\n",
"able and be bent down. even him his if not see she sister to would\n",
"If all did do had necessary not she she sheet then think this to was\n",
"again, as clear enough it it it no off take that was was was\n",
" Gregor She completely. cut for himself left off pleasure so the to\n",
" Gregor a even glimpsed he it look of sheet thought was. where\n",
"carefully from gratitude he looked one out sheet the time under when\n",
"arrangement. his how liked new see sister the to\n",
"\n",
"For Gregor's bring could days, first fourteen not parents the\n",
" He come hear him. into often room see the themselves to to would\n",
"all appreciated doing his how new say sister the them they was work\n",
"a as before, even girl had her seen somewhat they though, was who\n",
" But and annoyed been frequently her. now of the two useless with\n",
"and both door father mother, of often outside the them, wait would\n",
"Gregor's and as as his in room sister soon there, tidied up while\n",
"again exactly have how out she she tell them to went would\n",
"Gregor behaved eaten, everything had had he how looked, this what\n",
"and any be could improvement perhaps, seen. slight time whether,\n",
"Gregor His also and but go in mother relatively soon to visit wanted\n",
" Gregor against and at father first her his it. persuaded sister\n",
" Later, all and approved closely fully. listened this, to very\n",
"back be by call force, had held her made out: she though, to which\n",
"\"Let Can't Gregor, and go he is me my see son! unfortunate you\n",
"Gregor I and have him?\", himself see think to to understand would\n",
"be better came day every his if in, it maybe mother not that would\n",
"a but could course, day of one perhaps; she understand week,\n",
"all better courage, everything for her his much sister than was who,\n",
"a after all, an and child had have just might not really still\n",
"adult's appreciation burdensome had job of on. she taken the\n",
"\n",
" Gregor's Out his mother of realised. see soon to was wish\n",
"Gregor at avoid being consideration for his parents, seen to wanted\n",
"day, did during few floor meters of square the the the the window\n",
"about, crawl give hard him it just lie much not room to to was\n",
"any food giving him his night, quietly soon stopped the through\n",
"all, and at entertain got habit he himself, into pleasure so, the to\n",
" He and and ceiling. crawling down especially of the up walls was\n",
"ceiling; different fond from from hanging it lying of quite the was\n",
"a body breathe could floor; freely; had he his light more on the\n",
"almost and and happen happy, it it; might relaxed swing there, to up\n",
"and by ceiling even go he himself letting of surprise that the would\n",
" But a course, crash. far floor had he landing now, of on the with\n",
"a and, as before better body control even fall his of than with\n",
" Very as caused damage. great himself his no sister soon that,\n",
"- Gregor's after entertaining had, he himself new noticed of way\n",
"- about adhesive all, as crawled feet from he his left of the traces\n",
"and as as by easy for got head her him into it it make possible to\n",
"chest especially furniture got his in of removing that the the way,\n",
" Now, and be desk. drawers not she something that the this was would\n",
"able ask by dare did do for from help her herself; not she to to\n",
"bravely carried father; had maid old on since sixteen the the year\n",
"but certainly cook had have helped in left not she she this, would\n",
"all allowed asked at be even had keep kitchen locked the times to to\n",
"and door especially have it never open the to to unless was\n",
"but choice choose had his important; no sister so some time to when\n",
" As Gregor's and father fetch help her. his mother not there to was\n",
"Gregor approached could express hear her his mother room, she the\n",
" First, at but course, door his joy, of once she silent. the went\n",
"and came everything in in looked room round see sister that the to\n",
" Gregor alright; and did enter. had her let mother only she then was\n",
"and couch down hurriedly lower more over pulled put sheet the the\n",
"as everything folds had if into it it just looked really so that\n",
" Gregor also been by chance. down from refrained, this thrown time,\n",
"chance from gave he his out see sheet; spying the the to under up\n",
" \"You and can come. glad had later mother she simply that until was\n",
"be can't come he her his in, leading obviously said seen\", sister,\n",
" The a by chest drawers for hand. heavy in of old pair the too was\n",
"Gregor about, as be but feeble heaving listened of they to women\n",
"always from heaviest his it its on place, pushed sister taking the\n",
"and for her herself ignoring mother's of part that the warnings work\n",
" After This a herself. lasted long she strain time. very would\n",
"at fifteen for his it it labouring minutes more mother or said would\n",
"be better chest for it it leave one the thing to too was was, where\n",
"Gregor's before father finished for get got heavy job the them to\n",
"and be his home in in it it leaving middle of room the the way would\n",
"and another even even for it more, sure taking that the thing wasn't\n",
" She any away be furniture help him. just really thought to would\n",
"bare her her of opposite; right saddened sight the the the to walls\n",
"Gregor about and been feel he'd heart; it, same the way why wouldn't\n",
"a and for furniture his in it long make room this time to used would\n",
" Then, abandoned an be empty feel him in like quietly, room that. to\n",
"(whose Gregor almost as did if she wanting whereabouts whispering\n",
"as even hear her know) not not of she the to tone voice, was\n",
"\"and added by convinced did he her not she that understand words,\n",
"away, furniture it like seem showing taking that the we're won't\n",
"abandoning all and given him hope improvement of to up we're we've\n",
"I be best cope exactly for himself? it'd leave room the the think to\n",
"Gregor again back before comes he'll it so that to us was way when\n",
"able and be everything find forget he'll in the time to unchanged\n",
"all between easier\". the\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Hearing from his made mother realise that the these words\n",
"along any communication, direct human lack monotonous of the with\n",
"by during family have him led life made months, must the these two\n",
"- confused could explaining he himself no of of other think to way\n",
" Had emptied had he he his out. really room seriously wanted why\n",
"a a cave, fitted his into out room room to transform wanted warm\n",
"That furniture had have he him inherited? let nice the with would\n",
"also any around but crawl direction, have in it let unimpeded would\n",
" He been forget had had he him his human. past quickly still when\n",
"and been close come forgetting, had his it of only the to very voice\n",
" Nothing for had him it. long, mother, of out shaken so that unheard\n",
"be could do everything had he not removed; should stay; to without\n",
"and condition; furniture good had his if influence on the the the\n",
"about crawl difficult for furniture him it made mindlessly that to\n",
"a a advantage. but great loss not was\n",
"\n",
"His agree; become did had not she sister, the to unfortunately, used\n",
"Gregor's his idea, not reason, she spokesman that to was without\n",
" This about concerned him. his meant parents that that the things\n",
"advice for her insist mother's now on reason sufficient to was\n",
"and as chest desk, drawers had not of only removing she the the\n",
"all all-important apart at but first, from furniture the the thought\n",
" It childish couch. course, more of or perversity, than the was\n",
"acquired, confidence had her made recently she that unexpected\n",
"Gregor a had indeed insist; lot needed noticed of room she that to\n",
"about anyone as as could crawl far furniture, in, see, the whereas\n",
" Girls age, all. at become do him no of of that though, to use was\n",
"about and enthusiastic feel get must their they things way whenever\n",
" Gregor's Grete Perhaps can. make tempted they this to was what\n",
"could do even it more seem she shocking situation so than that was\n",
" Grete be even for him. more one only probably the who would would\n",
"Gregor a about bare by crawling dare dominated enter room the walls\n",
"by himself.\n",
"\n",
" Gregor's So dissuade her her. let mother mother refused she to\n",
"already and his in looked room, she soon speaking stopped uneasy\n",
"Gregor's chest drawers get helped of out sister the to what with\n",
" Gregor The chest drawers had. of she something strength that was\n",
"but could desk do had had he if stay. the to to, without writing\n",
"Hardly chest drawers, groaning, had of out pushed the the two women\n",
"Gregor couch from head his of out poked room than the the to under\n",
" He about and as be careful could do he it. meant see to what\n",
"as but, considerate could, he his it mother unfortunately, was who\n",
"Grete arms back came first had her in next room round the the while\n",
"and at by chest, from herself it pulling pushing side side to\n",
" His an course, inch. it mother moving not of to used was without,\n",
"Gregor Gregor, have he her hurried ill, made might of sight so the\n",
" In backwards couch. end far his of startlement, the the though, to\n",
"a able at from front he its moving not prevent sheet the to was\n",
" It She attention. attract enough his little. mother's stood to was\n",
"a and back moment, out remained still, then there to very went\n",
"Grete.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor assure himself kept nothing that to trying unusual was\n",
"a after being few furniture happening, it just moved of pieces was\n",
"admit all, and but fro, going had he soon that the their to to women\n",
"calls each furniture little of on other, scraping the the the to\n",
"all as assailed being feel floor, he him if made these things were\n",
" With against all and and from head him his in legs pulled sides.\n",
"admit body floor, forced he himself his pressed the to to to was\n",
" They all could emptying he longer. much not of stand that this were\n",
"away dear everything had him; his out; room taking that they to was\n",
"already and chest containing fretsaw his other out taken the tools;\n",
"desk its now place remove the they threatened to with writing\n",
"clearly desk done floor, had he his homework into the the where worn\n",
"a as at at been business even had he high school, trainee, while\n",
"any could infant longer not really school--he see to wait whether\n",
" He forgotten good. had intentions nearly the they two were women's\n",
"anything anyway, as now say there they tired to too were were while\n",
"and as could feet he hear only stepped their they they worked\n",
"floor. heavily on the\n",
"\n",
"So, against desk in leant other room the the the were while women\n",
"breath, catching changed direction four he out, sallied their times\n",
"attention before first he his knowing not save should was what\n",
"- already by caught on picture suddenly the the wall was which\n",
"- been denuded dressed else everything had it lady of of on that the\n",
" He and copious fur. himself hurried in onto picture pressed the up\n",
"against and felt firmly glass, good held him his hot it its on\n",
" Gregor, This at belly. by covered least, now picture totally would\n",
" He away be by certainly face head his no-one. taken the to turned\n",
"could door he into living room so that the the they watch when women\n",
"back. came\n",
"\n",
"They a allowed and back came had long not quite rest themselves\n",
"Grete and arm around had her her mother nearly put soon; was\n",
" \"What Grete and carrying her. now, said shall take then?\", we\n",
" Gregor Her Perhaps around. eyes looked met of on the those wall.\n",
"because bent calm, face her her mother only remained she there, was\n",
"albeit and her hurriedly look not round said, she so that to would\n",
"\"Come a and back go her in in let's on, the tremor voice: with\n",
" Gregor Grete a could for had in living mind, room see what while?\"\n",
"and chase down her him mother safe she somewhere take then to wanted\n",
" He Well, certainly could from it! sat she the try unyielding wall.\n",
" Grete's He at face. his jump on picture. rather would\n",
"\n",
"But Grete's had her made mother quite she stepped to words worried,\n",
"against brown enormous flowers of one patch saw side, the the the\n",
"Gregor and before even it realised saw she she that wallpaper, was\n",
" \"Oh Arms God!\" God, fell oh onto outstretched, screamed: she the\n",
"and as couch everything given had if immobile. she stayed there up\n",
"\"Gregor!\" and at fist. glowering her him his shaking shouted sister,\n",
"That directly first had him his she since spoken the to was word\n",
" She fetch into kind of other ran room some the to transformation.\n",
"Gregor bring faint; her her mother of out salts smelling to wanted\n",
"- although could he he help his later, picture save stuck to too\n",
"and by fast force; glass had he, himself off pull the then to to\n",
"advise as could he his if in into like next ran room sister the too,\n",
"behind but days; doing had he her just nothing; old she stand the to\n",
"bottles, he her into looking she startled turned various was when\n",
"a a and bottle broke; cut fell ground round; splinter the to\n",
"Gregor's all caustic face, him; kind medicine of over some splashed\n",
"Grete all any bottles delaying hold longer, now, of the took without\n",
"and could door her in mother; ran she she slammed the them to with\n",
" Gregor So foot. from her his mother, now out shut shut was with\n",
"be because could death; he him, might near not of open the to who,\n",
"and away, chase did door had he his if not she sister to to want\n",
"and, but do for him his mother; nothing stay there to wait; was with\n",
"about, and anxiety began crawl he oppressed self-reproach, to with\n",
"and ceiling, crawled everything, finally furniture, he over walls,\n",
"around as began confusion fell he him his in room spin the to whole\n",
"dinner down into middle of table. the the\n",
"\n",
"He a all and around for him immobile, it lay numb there was while,\n",
" Then a at good maybe quiet, sign. someone that the there was was\n",
" The course, door. had her herself in kitchen locked maid, of so\n",
" Grete His and answer arrived father go had have it. that to would\n",
" \"What's Grete's appearance first happened?\" his home. were words;\n",
" She answered clear everything have him him. made must to with\n",
"\"Mother's and chest: face her his into openly pressed subdued voice,\n",
" \"Just Gregor I as better but fainted, got now. out.\" she's\n",
"\"just I always as but expected\", father, his said said, women you\n",
" Gregor Grete It clear had listen, that to was would wouldn't you.\"\n",
"and enough father his it mean not said something that that to took\n",
"act bad for had happened, he of responsible some that violence. was\n",
"Gregor That as calm father, have he his meant now to to try would\n",
"been did even explain had have him if not that the things time to to\n",
" So and door fled he himself his of possible. pressed room the to\n",
"against came could father, from hall, he his in it so that the when\n",
"Gregor and away best go had intentions see straight that the would\n",
"back be delay, his into it necessary not room that to without would\n",
"and back but door drive had he him only open that the they to would\n",
"disappear.\n",
"\n",
"His father, in like mood not notice subtleties the though, to was\n",
"\"Ah!\", as as both came he he he if in, shouted sounding that; were\n",
" Gregor and angry at back drew from glad head his same the the time.\n",
" He and door father. had his imagined it lifted not really towards\n",
"father habit he his his late, new now; of stood the there way with\n",
"about, attention crawling had he neglected of pay to to was what\n",
" He before. done flat going had he of on really rest the the the way\n",
"but changed, expected have have ought still, still, things to to was\n",
"The as be father? his laying man really same that tired to used\n",
"Gregor back bed business came entombed from his his in there when\n",
"armchair him his in in receive sitting the trips, who would\n",
"back came even evenings; hardly he in nightgown the was when who\n",
"a able as but, his just of pleasure, raise sign stand to up would\n",
"a a and arms couple for his of on the they times went when who, year\n",
"Sunday a holiday in on or public tightly together up walk wrapped\n",
"Gregor always and between his his his labour mother, overcoat would\n",
"a already forward little more slowly than them, walking way were who\n",
"and, carefully down for his his place sake; slowly stick who would\n",
"and gather he his if invariably say something stop to wanted would\n",
" He around companions enough him. now; standing straight up was\n",
"a blue buttons, by dressed gold in smart sort the uniform with worn\n",
"above at banking collar employees high, institute; stiff the the the\n",
"bushy coat double-chin emerged; his of strong the the under\n",
"alert; and dark eyebrows, eyes fresh his his looked out piercing,\n",
"close combed down hair his normally painfully to unkempt was white\n",
" He cap, from, gold his its monogram probably, scalp. some took with\n",
"across an and arc bank, in it onto right room sofa, the the threw\n",
"back bottom hands his his his in of pockets, pushing put the trouser\n",
"and, coat, determination, long look of towards uniform walked with\n",
" Gregor. He did even had he himself in know mind, not probably what\n",
" Gregor amazed but feet high. his lifted nonetheless unusually was\n",
"at boots, but enormous his no of of size soles the the time wasted\n",
"- day first from full he his knew new of right that the well, with\n",
"always be extremely father his it life, necessary that thought to\n",
" And father, he him. his his ran so stopped strict to up when with\n",
"again even father forwards he moved, scurried stopped, when\n",
" In room round several slightly. the they this times way went\n",
"anything decisive even giving happening, the without without\n",
" Gregor a as chase everything impression of remained slowly. so went\n",
"all because father feared floor, he his largely on the this time\n",
"as especially fled he if it might onto or provoking see the wall\n",
" Gregor Whatever admit ceiling. certainly did, had he he that to\n",
"able about as be for for keep long, not running this to up would\n",
"carry countless each father had he his movements. out step to took\n",
"He became breath, earlier even his his in life noticeably of short\n",
" Now, about as been had he his in lungs lurched not reliable. very\n",
"all could could efforts for he he muster running strength the to\n",
"became eyes for hardly him his his keep open; slow thoughts to too\n",
"almost any he himself of of other running; saving than think way\n",
"although, for forgot here, him that the there they to use walls were\n",
"and behind carefully carved concealed full furniture notches of were\n",
"- beside flew him, lightly protrusions right something then, tossed,\n",
" It an and another apple; down front him. in of one rolled then was\n",
"Gregor at flew froze him; immediately in longer no shock; there was\n",
" He any as bombard decided father had him. his in point running to\n",
"and bowl filled from fruit had his on pockets sideboard the the with\n",
"aim, apple careful even for now, one taking the threw time without\n",
" These about after another. apples floor, little, on red rolled the\n",
" An apple as each electric had if into knocking motors. other they\n",
"Gregor's against and back force glanced much off slid thrown without\n",
" Another any doing following harm. however, immediately one without\n",
"Gregor and back; drag his hit in it, lodged squarely to wanted\n",
"as away, could he himself if incredible remove surprising, the the\n",
"as but by changing felt he his if nailed pain position; spot the to\n",
" The all and confusion. himself his in last out, senses spread thing\n",
"being door he his his of open, pulled room saw sister the was was\n",
"(as blouse front her her his his in in mother of out ran screaming,\n",
"after clothes fainted had had her of off she sister some taken to\n",
"breathe), easier father, for her her his it make ran she to to\n",
"after and another ground, one skirts sliding the to unfastened\n",
"arms father, her herself his over pushed she skirts stumbling the to\n",
"- Gregor around herself him him, his lost now totally uniting with\n",
"- ability anything begging behind father's hands head her his see to\n",
"Gregor's him life. spare to\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"III\n",
"\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's No-one apple dared flesh, in it lodged remove so the to\n",
" He a as had his injury. of remained reminder suffered there visible\n",
"a and condition for his it month, more seemed serious than there\n",
"Gregor, current despite enough even father his his remind that to\n",
"a and be could family form, member not revolting sad treated was who\n",
" On a a an as as contrary, duty enemy. family the there to was\n",
"and any be be for him just patient, patient. revulsion swallow to to\n",
"\n",
"- Because Gregor had his his injuries, lost mobility much of of\n",
" He an been condition had of permanently. probably reduced the to\n",
"across ancient and crawl him invalid it long long, minutes to took\n",
"- - but ceiling crawling his of out over question room the the was\n",
"(in condition deterioration fully his his in made opinion) this was\n",
"being by door evening. every for left living open room the the to up\n",
"He closely for got habit hours into it of one or the two watching\n",
"and before darkness his in it lying of opened room the then, was\n",
"be could could from he he living not room, seen the the watch where\n",
"and dinner family in light listen of table the the their to\n",
"- a and conversation everyone's in permission, quite thus way, with\n",
"before. differently from\n",
"\n",
"They conversations earlier held lively longer no of of the times,\n",
"Gregor about always course, longing ones that the thought when with\n",
"and bed damp getting he hotel in into room. small some the tired was\n",
" All Soon after dinner, nowadays. of quiet them usually very were\n",
"and chair; father go his his his in mother sister sleep to would\n",
"be bent deeply each his mother, other quiet; the to under urge would\n",
"a fancy fashion for his lamp, sew shop; sister, underwear who would\n",
"French a and evenings had in job, learned sales shorthand taken the\n",
"a able be better get later might on. position she so that to\n",
"Gregor's Sometimes and father his mother say to up wake would\n",
"\"you're again as did doing he if know much not sewing so today!\",\n",
"- again and back been dozing go had he he sleep that then to would\n",
"a and exchange grin. mother sister tired while would\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's With a father his kind of refused stubbornness, take to\n",
"at even his home; hung its nightgown off on peg uniform unused while\n",
"Gregor's as dressed, father fully he if slumber was, where would\n",
"always and expecting hear his of ready serve the to to voice\n",
" The been but even had here. new not start superior to uniform with,\n",
"a as became despite even it of result shabbier slowly the this\n",
" Gregor Gregor's after and efforts it. look mother of sister to\n",
"all at evening looking often on spend stains the the whole would\n",
"always and buttons coat, gold its kept polished shiny, this with\n",
"but highly in it man old sleep, the uncomfortable while would\n",
"peaceful.\n",
"\n",
"As Gregor's as gently his it mother soon speak struck ten, to would\n",
"and as bed, father go he him him persuade to to to to try wake\n",
"and couldn't get had he he his properly really sleep to was where\n",
" But at be get had he he if since six sleep to to to up was work.\n",
"always and become been had he in insist more obstinate on work would\n",
"asleep at even fell he longer regularly staying table, the though\n",
"and ever exchange harder him it persuade than the then to to was\n",
" Then, and bed. chair for his however mother much sister would\n",
"and he him importune keep little reproaches warnings with would\n",
"a an eyes for head his his hour of quarter shaking slowly with\n",
" Gregor's and at closed get his mother refusing to tug up. would\n",
"Gregor's ear, endearments his into sister sleeve, whisper would\n",
"any but effect have help her her leave mother, nothing to work would\n",
" He Only chair. deeper him. his into just on sink the when would\n",
"abruptly arms eyes, he him his open the took two under women would\n",
"\"What This a after and at is life! look one other say: the them what\n",
" And I age!\" by get he in my old peace supported the two women would\n",
"as carefully carrying greatest he himself if lift load the up were\n",
"and carry door, him himself, let off send take the the them to women\n",
"Gregor's and by down her himself mother needle on throw while would\n",
"after and could father her his his pen run sister so that they\n",
"being continue help him. of to\n",
"\n",
"Who, and family, had have in overworked this time tired to would\n",
"Gregor The absolutely attention give more necessary? than to was\n",
"became budget dismissed; even household maid now smaller; so the was\n",
"an charwoman enormous, flapped hair that thick-boned white with\n",
"and around came do evening every head heaviest her morning the to\n",
"Gregor's after by else everything looked mother of on top was work;\n",
" Gregor amount did. even large learned, of sewing she the work\n",
"about conversation evening had listening price the they to what\n",
"belonging family for, hoped items jewellery of several that the to\n",
"and been been both even fond had had mother sister sold, though very\n",
" But and at celebrations. functions loudest of the them wearing\n",
"although big complaint flat for much that the their too was was\n",
"circumstances, could it, move no not of out present there they was\n",
" Gregor He address. could imaginable new of the to transferring way\n",
"more quite reasons see than that there though, well, were\n",
"consideration difficult for for him it it made move, that them to\n",
"any been crate easy have him in quite suitable to transport would\n",
"a air back family few holding holes in it; main the the thing with\n",
"decision do from more move much their their to to total was with\n",
"a and been despair, had misfortune struck that the they thought with\n",
"anyone anything by else experienced knew or related they unlike were\n",
" They absolutely carried everything expects out that the to. world\n",
"Gregor's bank brought employees father from people, poor their\n",
"breakfast, by clothes for herself his mother sacrificed washing\n",
"and at back behind desk forth her his ran sister strangers, the\n",
"behest but customers, did have just not of strength the the they to\n",
" And Gregor's any as back began do hurt in injury more. much the to\n",
" After as back come father from had his it new. taking they was when\n",
"Gregor's and bed leave mother now sister their to where work would\n",
"and cheek cheek; close his it mother sit to together, was would\n",
"\"Close Gregor's Grete\", and and door, point room say that then, to\n",
"again, and dark he in in next room sit the the they was when would\n",
"mingle, or simply sit staring tears their there they would would\n",
"at dry-eyed table. the\n",
"\n",
" Gregor Sometimes all, at day. either hardly he night or slept would\n",
"affairs, before, family's just like of over taking the the think\n",
"about boss door forgotten had he his long next opened; the time was\n",
"again and appear but chief clerk, his in the they thoughts, would\n",
"and apprentices, or salesmen stupid teaboy, that the the three two\n",
"a businesses, chambermaids friends from from of one other the\n",
"a and appeared disappeared hotel, memory provincial tender that\n",
"a a again, attention been cashier for from had hat his shop whom\n",
"- all appeared but him, mixed of serious slow, them to together too\n",
"and but forgotten, had he helping instead of others strangers with\n",
"all and and family he him his inaccessible, of them they was were\n",
" Other all at disappeared. glad he in not the they times was when\n",
"about after family, filled he his look mood rage simple to was with\n",
"although and attention could he he lack of of shown, the think was\n",
"could get have he he he how into made nothing of plans wanted, would\n",
"all could entitled he he pantry take the the things to, was where\n",
" Gregor's about even he hungry. if longer no not sister thought was\n",
"but could food him how hurriedly or other please push she some would\n",
"before foot her his in into out room rushed she the to with work\n",
"and and at away evening in it midday, morning she sweep the would\n",
"again as been broom, eaten had indifferent it or the to whether with\n",
" - - She been had left more not often still than totally untouched.\n",
"been but cleared could evening, have in not now room she the the up\n",
" Smears about any dirt here it. left of on quicker the walls, were\n",
" At Gregor and and balls dust filth. first, little of there were\n",
"arrived his into of of one places sister the these went when worst\n",
"a as but could for have he her, reproach stayed there to weeks\n",
"about anything could dirt doing his it; see she sister the without\n",
"as as but could decided had he him it. leave she simply to to well\n",
"At a became for in new quite same she that the time touchy was way\n",
"- and cleaning everyone family her in the understood up which\n",
" Gregor's Gregor's alone. and did for her her mother once room was\n",
"and bucketfuls clean his needed of room, several thoroughly to use\n",
"- Gregor also although dampness do ill it made much that to water\n",
" But and and bitter couch, flat he his immobile. lay mother on the\n",
"as be done, for had had hardly more punished she still to was what\n",
"arrived change evening his home in noticed she sister than the the\n",
"Gregor's aggrieved, and, back highly in into living ran room the\n",
"and despite hands, her imploring mothers raised room she where,\n",
" Her broke convulsive course, father, into of startled tears. was\n",
"and and astonished chair his looked of on out parents the two\n",
"Gregor's agitated; became father, helpless; standing then they, too,\n",
"accused cleaning her his leaving mother, not of of right the the to\n",
"Gregor's Gregor's from her his left, of room sister sister; to\n",
"Gregor's again; at clean her never room screamed she that to was\n",
"beside draw father, himself his his mother to tried was while who\n",
"anger, bedroom; his into quaking sister, tears, the with with\n",
"Gregor and fists; her hissed in on small table the thumped with\n",
"anger closing door even had him no-one of save that the thought to\n",
"all and its noise. of sight the this\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's and exhausted from going looking out sister to was work,\n",
"Gregor after as before but done even for had her, more she was work\n",
"certainly even have her his mother not ought place. so taken to\n",
" Gregor, Now, be hand, neglected. not on other ought the though, to\n",
" This a bone charwoman elderly here. robust the was widow, with\n",
"able hardest her in made of structure that the things to withstand\n",
" Gregor. Just by by chance her life, long one really repelled wasn't\n",
"Gregor's any curiosity, day, door opened rather real she than the to\n",
" He and face face found herself him. room taken to totally was with\n",
"and began but by chasing fro he him no-one rush surprise, to to was\n",
"amazement crossed hands her in in just she stood there while with\n",
" From door failed front her. never of on open she the then to\n",
" At and and briefly evening every him. in look morning on slightly\n",
"as call did first him she she she so that to with words would\n",
"\"come as considered friendly, old on probably such then, you\n",
" \"look Gregor at dung-beetle dung-beetle!\", never old or the there!\"\n",
"being but he in just remained responded spoken that to to way, where\n",
" If as been door even had if moving never opened. the was without\n",
"charwoman clean day every had his only room they this to told up\n",
"disturb felt for her him instead letting no of reason she whenever\n",
"One a day, early heavy in it! like morning rain struck the the while\n",
"began coming, indicating perhaps she spring that to was windowpanes,\n",
" Gregor again. him in it of once resentful so speak that to was way\n",
"and but he he her, infirm, it move slow started that to toward was\n",
" Instead a afraid, attack. being charwoman kind like of of the was\n",
"and chairs door from just lifted near of one stood the the there up\n",
"clearly close her her intending mouth mouth not open, to until with\n",
"Gregor's back. been chair down had hand her in into slammed the\n",
"\"Aren't Gregor any asked closer, coming she then?\", turned when you\n",
"again, and back calmly chair corner. in put round she the the\n",
"\n",
" Gregor Only almost eating. entirely had happened he if stopped to\n",
"been find food for had he him himself next prepared that the to\n",
"his into it it it, leave might mouth of play some take there to with\n",
" At a again. and few hours it more not, often out spit than then,\n",
"at distress first he his it of room state that the thought was\n",
"but changes eating, got had he him made soon stopped the to used\n",
" They got habit had into into of putting room the there. things this\n",
"and anywhere else, for had many no now room that there they were\n",
"as been flat had in of one out rented rooms such the the things to\n",
" - These all earnest gentlemen gentlemen. had of them three three\n",
"Gregor as beards, crack door full in learned peering the the through\n",
" - This being day insistent on one painfully things' tidy. were\n",
"a but, had in in meant not only own room room since taken their they\n",
"and entire especially establishment, flat in in the the this\n",
" Unnecessary clutter could kitchen. not something they tolerate, was\n",
" They brought dirty. especially had if it moreover most of their was\n",
" For and equipment furnishings many own reason, them. this with\n",
"although be become could had not superfluous they things which,\n",
" All did discard. family found not sold, the these things to wish\n",
" Gregor's The dustbins found from into kitchen room. the their way\n",
" The a always and charwoman hurry, in in their there too. was way\n",
"anything being chuck couldn't for in just she she the time use would\n",
" He, fortunately, more no object see than the there. usually would\n",
" The and fetch hand held it. likely meant most that the the to woman\n",
"again and back had opportunity, or out she the things time to when\n",
"actually but everything go, happened in one out that throw was what\n",
"been first had landed left they they they thrown were when where\n",
"Gregor and his it junk made moved somewhere the through unless way\n",
" At because, else. first free he it moved no other room where with\n",
"about, but came could crawl forced he he he later on to to, was\n",
"about although and enjoy him in it left moving sad that tired to way\n",
"afterwards. and death, for he hours immobile remain would\n",
"\n",
"The evening gentlemen rented room sometimes take the their who would\n",
"and at by everyone, home in living meal room so that the used was\n",
" But closed door evening. in kept often room the the this to was\n",
"Gregor after door easy found give had, having he it open, the to up\n",
"all, and, failed it it make of often open to use was when without\n",
"darkest family having his in in it, its lain noticed room the\n",
" One charwoman corner. door left living the the the though, time, to\n",
"and gentlemen it open open, remained room slightly the when who\n",
"and came evening in in light on. put rented room the the the was\n",
"Gregor They at formerly, had his meals sat table taken the up where,\n",
"and and father his mother, picked serviettes the they unfolded with\n",
" Gregor's and appeared forks. immediately in knives mother their up\n",
"a and behind came dish doorway her his meat of sister soon the with\n",
" The a and dish food high piled potatoes. steaming, was with with\n",
" The bent dishes filled gentlemen its over room smell. the the with\n",
"as before food front if in of set test the them they to wanted\n",
"and as count eating gentleman in it, middle, seemed the the to who\n",
"a an authority cut did for indeed meat of off other piece the two,\n",
"clearly dish, establish in it its still to was whether while wishing\n",
"back be cooked it it or sent should sufficiently the to was whether\n",
" Gregor's It and and his kitchen. mother satisfaction, to was\n",
"again anxiously, been began breathe had looking on sister, to who\n",
"and smiled.\n",
"\n",
" Gregor's Nonetheless, The ate family in kitchen. the themselves\n",
"before came father he into into kitchen, living room the the went\n",
"and bowed cap did hand his his his in of once round table. the with\n",
"The and as beards. gentlemen into mumbled one, something stood their\n",
" It Then, alone, ate in near once perfect silence. they they were\n",
"Gregor above all noises of remarkable seemed that the to various\n",
"as be chewing could eating had heard, if still teeth their they\n",
"Gregor and eat in it need order show teeth that to to wanted was you\n",
"anything are jaws not perform possible that to toothless with\n",
" \"I'd be. eat however like might nice said something\", they to\n",
" \"but Gregor They anxiously, anything do eating. like not they're\n",
" And I am, dying!\" feed here themselves.\n",
"\n",
"Gregor Throughout all could having heard not remember the this time,\n",
"be began being but evening from heard it played, the this to violin\n",
" The already finished gentlemen had kitchen. meal, the their three\n",
"a a each given had in middle newspaper, of one page produced the to\n",
"and and back chairs in leant now others, reading the their them they\n",
" When attentive, became began playing smoking. stood the they violin\n",
"and door hallway of on over the the they tip-toe to up went where\n",
" Someone against each have heard in must other. pressed stood them\n",
"\"Is Gregor's as called father kitchen, out: perhaps playing the the\n",
" \"On We away.\" can for gentlemen? it stop straight the unpleasant\n",
"\"would contrary\", gentleman, lady middle not said the the the young\n",
"after and come for here in in is, it like play room, the to us where\n",
" \"Oh all, and comfortable?\" cosy love more much to\", we'd yes,\n",
"Gregor's as back been called father had he if player the violin\n",
" The and back gentlemen himself. into room stepped the waited.\n",
"Gregor's appeared father his mother music soon stand, the with with\n",
" She and calmly his music prepared sister the the violin. with\n",
"begin everything for had her his never parents, playing; to who\n",
"a an and before exaggerated out rented room showed therefore\n",
"courtesy dare did even gentlemen, not on sit the three to towards\n",
"against chairs; door father his his leant own right the their with\n",
"between buttons coat; hand his his in mother, on pushed two uniform\n",
"- a and by gentlemen leaving of offered one sat seat the though, was\n",
"- chair gentleman happened have it of out placed the the to where\n",
"a corner. in the way\n",
"\n",
"His and attention, began close father mother paid play; sister to\n",
" Drawn by each hands. her in movements of on one side, the the to\n",
"Gregor a already and come dared forward had had little playing, to\n",
" Before, great had he head his in in living pride room. taken the\n",
"but considerate had hardly he he him how it now occurred that to was\n",
" What's about become more, now others. so the there thoughtless was\n",
"all as covered he hidden himself in keep more reason the the to was\n",
"and at dust everywhere flew his in lay room slightest that the up\n",
"about and carried food hairs, he movement; of on remains threads,\n",
"and back everything he his indifferent much now sides; to to too was\n",
"and back carpet had he himself his lay like on on the to used wipe\n",
" And a condition, day. despite do he not several this times too was\n",
"a floor forward immaculate little living move of onto shy the the to\n",
"room.\n",
"\n",
" No-one The family him, noticed preoccupied though. totally was with\n",
"at first, gentlemen had playing; put the the their three violin\n",
"and behind close come far hands in music pockets the their too up\n",
"all and at being have look must notes played, stand the they to\n",
"Gregor's but contrast disturbed family, in sister, soon, the with\n",
" and back heads sunk talking the their they to window with withdrew\n",
"and at by each half other stayed the they to volume, while window\n",
" Gregor's It anxiously. father now observed really seemed them very\n",
"beautiful expected had hear obvious or some that they to\n",
"been but disappointed, entertaining had had playing that they violin\n",
"and enough had it now of of only out performance the was whole\n",
" It allowed be disturbed. peace politeness that their they to was\n",
"all blew especially from smoke the the their they unnerving, way\n",
" Gregor's Yet and cigarettes from mouth noses. sister their upwards\n",
" Her beautifully. face leant one playing side, so to was was\n",
"a and careful following lines melancholy music of the with\n",
" Gregor a crawled expression. forward, further his keeping little\n",
"close could eyes ground he head her if meet so that the the to\n",
" It Was an animal came. captivate chance could he him if music so?\n",
"being he him seemed shown that the the to to unknown was way\n",
" He been determined for. had he his make nourishment to was yearning\n",
"and at forward her her his might she show sister skirt to to tug way\n",
"appreciated as come her her his into no-one room violin, with\n",
" He as as he her here let much never of out playing to wanted would.\n",
"anyway; appearance he his his lived, not room, shocking while\n",
"at be be every for he him; of once, should, some to to use wanted\n",
"and at at attackers; door his his hiss of once room spit the to\n",
"be but forced him, not of should sister stay stay though, to with\n",
"beside couch free her her him on own she sit the will; with would\n",
"always bent down ear had he he her him how intended to to told while\n",
"about conservatory, everyone have he her how send the to told would\n",
"- - Christmas Christmas already? and come gone had if it last really\n",
"and anyone got hadn't in let misfortune refuse the this to way,\n",
" On all break dissuade from hearing him his it. sister this, would\n",
"Gregor and climb emotion, her in of out shoulder tears to up would\n",
"and been going had her kiss neck, out she she since to which, work,\n",
"any collar. free had kept necklace or without\n",
"\n",
"\"Mr. Gregor's Samsa!\", father, gentleman middle shouted the to\n",
"any at forefinger his more pointing, wasting with without words,\n",
" Gregor The as forward. he moved silent, slowly the violin went\n",
"at first friends, gentlemen his middle of smiled the three two\n",
" Gregor. His and at back father head, his looked seemed shaking then\n",
"before calm gentlemen important it more the think three to to\n",
"Gregor all and at driving even not out, they though upset were\n",
"Gregor entertaining more playing seemed than the think to violin was\n",
" He and arms been. had his out rushed spread them to up with\n",
"as at attempted back drive into room same the their them time to\n",
" Gregor Now block body. did his of their they to trying view with\n",
"a and annoyed, become clear his it it little not was was whether\n",
"annoyed behaviour dawning father's or realisation that that the them\n",
"Gregor a had had in like neighbour next room the they without\n",
" Gregor's They asked explanations, father for it. knowing raised\n",
"and arms at beards excitedly had, he like moved their their tugged\n",
" Gregor's Meanwhile back only room sister slowly. their towards very\n",
"despair fallen had had her into overcome playing she the was when\n",
" She and and drop had hands her interrupted. let let suddenly violin\n",
"a as at bow but continued for hang if limply look music the to while\n",
"but herself lay playing, pulled she still suddenly then together,\n",
"her instrument laboriously lap mother's on sat still the who\n",
"and breath for into next ran room she struggling the was, where\n",
"father, from gentlemen her more pressure the three under were which,\n",
" Under experienced hand, his moving quickly sister's the toward.\n",
"and and and beds covers flew into on order pillows put the up were\n",
"again already and beds finished had making out she slipped the\n",
" Gregor's before father gentlemen had reached room. the the three\n",
"all doing forgot he he obsessed seemed so that the was what with\n",
" He and he his owed pressed respect tenants. them them to urged\n",
"already at door he middle of of room, the the the until, was when\n",
"and and foot gentlemen his like shouted stamped the three thunder\n",
" \"I Gregor's a and brought declare father halt. here thereby to\n",
"Gregor's and and at glancing hand he his mother now\", raising said,\n",
"\"that attention gain regard sister the their to to too, with\n",
"and conditions family\" flat in prevail repugnant that this this with\n",
"\"I - - at briefly but decisively floor give he here looked the\n",
" For I been days have immediate living my notice on room. that the\n",
"I I all, at contrary course, here nothing of on pay the will will,\n",
"action consider damages for kind of proceed some to whether with\n",
"and be believe easy from it me out set the to very would you,\n",
" He action.\" an and for grounds looked silent straight such was\n",
" And ahead as for friends his if indeed, something. two waiting\n",
" \"And With also give immediate in joined notice.\" the we with words:\n",
"and door door. handle he hold of slammed that, the the took\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's back father feeling his his his seat, staggered to way with\n",
"and as fell hands, he himself if into it it; looked stretching was\n",
"but evening for from head his his nap out the uncontrolled usual way\n",
"all. at be could he it kept nodding not seen sleeping that was\n",
"Gregor Throughout all gentlemen had lain still the this, three where\n",
" His at disappointment failure first had him. his of plan, seen the\n",
"also and because from he hunger, impossible it made perhaps was weak\n",
" He any everyone for him him move. on sure that to turn was would\n",
" He and even he moment, not of out startled state this waited. was\n",
"fell fingers from her his lap mother's on the trembling violin when\n",
"and floor. landed loudly on the\n",
"\n",
"\"Father, Mother\", hand her his hitting said sister, table the with\n",
" \"we Maybe as can't can't carry introduction, like on see this. you\n",
" I I I all brother, but call can. don't it, monster my this to want\n",
" We've all and can done get have is: it. of rid say that's to try we\n",
"I after and be don't humanly it look patient, possible think to\n",
"accuse anyone anything could doing of us wrong.\"\n",
"\n",
" \"She's Gregor's His absolutely father himself. right\", said to\n",
"began breath, catch had had her mother, not still time to to who\n",
"a and cough deranged dully, front hand held her her in of out\n",
"expression eyes. her in\n",
"\n",
"Gregor's and hand her her his mother on put rushed sister to\n",
" Gregor's Her father forehead. give more seemed some to words\n",
" He between cap definite his ideas. played sat uniform upright, with\n",
"after and by gentlemen left meal, plates the the their three\n",
"Gregor as at down he immobile. lay looked occasionally there\n",
"\n",
"\"We Gregor's and get have it\", now of rid said sister, to try\n",
"as father, her her mother occupied only speaking to too was with\n",
"\"it'll I be both can coughing death it listen, of of see the to you,\n",
" We all and as as can't come coming. hard have home then to we work\n",
" I any be can't can't endure endure it it. like this, to tortured we\n",
" And broke down flowed heavily in more.\" out she so tears that they\n",
"and away face hand her mechanical mother, of she the them wiped with\n",
"movements.\n",
"\n",
"\"My and child\", father her obvious said sympathy understanding, with\n",
"\"what are do?\" to we\n",
"\n",
"His a as helplessness her just of shoulders shrugged sign sister the\n",
"and displacing earlier had her her, hold of taken tears that\n",
"certainty.\n",
"\n",
"\"If a almost as could father he his just said understand us\",\n",
"as hand her her his question; shook sister tears through vigorously\n",
"a no of question. sign that that there was\n",
"\n",
"\"If Gregor's closing could father, he just repeated understand us\",\n",
"acceptance certainty eyes his his in of quite sister's that that was\n",
"\"then arrangement come could impossible, kind of perhaps some to we\n",
" ...\" But as him. is it with\n",
"\n",
"\"It's \"that's Father. go\", got his only shouted sister, the to way,\n",
" Gregor. We've You've get got idea of only rid that that's the to\n",
" How be believing by can for harmed it long. ourselves so that\n",
"Gregor Gregor? If ago have he it it's long not seen that were would\n",
"an and animal beings for he human like live possible that to with\n",
" We a brother free gone have have his of own will. would wouldn't\n",
"and any but carry could lives more, on our remember then, we with\n",
" As animal him is is it it's persecuting respect. this us, with\n",
"driven it obviously our out over take tenants, the to wants whole\n",
" Father, and flat force just look, on sleep streets. the to us\n",
" \"he's In again!\" alarm, her look\", screamed, she starting suddenly\n",
"Gregor's beyond comprehension, even his sister totally was which\n",
"abandoned as her herself his mother of out pushed she vigorously\n",
"as chair her if more mother own sacrifice stay than to willing\n",
" Gregor. She anywhere behind father, had her near over rushed to who\n",
"and because become excited half his merely raising she stood up was\n",
"Gregor's as front hands her. if in of protect sister to\n",
"\n",
"But Gregor all anyone, frightening had had intention least no of of\n",
" All begin done had he he his round sister. so that to turn was\n",
"although back could go his in into itself quite room, that was\n",
"as condition his meant pain-wracked round startling that turning\n",
"a and deal effort great he head help his of required to using was\n",
"against and do himself it it it, raising repeatedly striking the\n",
" He They and floor. have looked realised round. seemed stopped to\n",
" Now alarmed all and been briefly. good had his intention only they\n",
" His at chair her him in in lay looked mother silence. unhappy with\n",
"against and each eyes her her legs other, out pressed stretched\n",
"closed exhaustion; father his his nearly next sat sister to with\n",
"arms around her his neck. with\n",
"\n",
"\"Maybe Gregor and back let me now round\", they'll thought turn went\n",
" He and could effort had help loudly not panting the to with work.\n",
" No-one a and any him making rest. rush sometimes stop take to was\n",
" As as everything finally had he him. left more, soon to up was\n",
" He ahead. began finished he move round straight to turning was\n",
"amazed and at distance from great him his room, separated that the\n",
"could covered distance had he his how in not that understand weak\n",
" He a almost and before it. little noticing state while without\n",
"and as as concentrated could crawling fast hardly he noticed on that\n",
"a any cry, distract family from him. his not not there to was word,\n",
" He He did did doorway. had he head his not reached the turn until\n",
"all as becoming felt he his it neck not round stiff, the turn way\n",
"behind but enough had him it nonetheless nothing see that to was\n",
" With changed, glance had he his his last only saw sister stood up.\n",
"asleep. completely fallen had his mother now that\n",
"\n",
"He before door hardly his hurriedly inside room shut, the was was\n",
" Gregor The and behind bolted him locked. noise so startled sudden\n",
" It collapsed had him. his his legs little sister that under was who\n",
" She a and been been had in much of rush. so standing there waiting\n",
"Gregor all, and at coming forward had heard her lightly, not sprung\n",
"\"At as her in key lock loudly parents said she she the the to turned\n",
"last!\".\n",
"\n",
"\"What Gregor as asked he himself in looked now, round the then?\",\n",
" He could darkness. discovery he longer made move no soon that the\n",
" This all. at being him, it no rather seemed surprise that to was\n",
"able actually around legs little move on spindly then those to until\n",
" He It also comfortable. felt is relatively true unnatural. was\n",
"aching, be body but entire his pain seemed slowly that the to was\n",
"altogether. and and disappear finally getting weaker weaker would\n",
"He already apple back could decayed feel hardly his in or the the\n",
"area around covered dust. entirely in inflamed it, was which white\n",
" He If and back emotion family his it love. of thought was with\n",
"away even felt go he he his more must possible, strongly than that\n",
" He and empty in of peaceful remained rumination sister. state this\n",
" He clock he heard in morning. strike the the three tower until\n",
"as began everywhere get it light outside slowly the to watched\n",
" Then, down head his his it, sank too. willing window without\n",
"and breath completely, flowed from his his last nostrils. weakly\n",
"\n",
"- When asked came cleaner early in in morning often the the they'd\n",
"and but doors her her her in keep not slamming strength the to with\n",
"did, everyone flat hurry in knew she she'd so still that the when\n",
"- and arrived from impossible in it on peace she sleep then to was\n",
"Gregor and at brief first found her in look made nothing on usual\n",
" She he laying on purpose, so special. still there thought was\n",
"all attributed martyr; playing possible she the to understanding\n",
" She be broom hand, happened her him. holding in long she so the to\n",
" Gregor When doorway. from had it no she the tickle to tried with\n",
"a and herself make nuisance of poked she success that to tried with\n",
"a across and at could found him him little, only she she shove when\n",
"all at attention. did floor no pay resistance she start the to with\n",
"She eyes had happened, her opened realised really soon what wide,\n",
"bedroom but did herself, not open the time to to waste whistled yank\n",
"\"Come and and bedrooms: darkness doors into loudly of shout the the\n",
"'ave a at dead!\" dead, it's just look lying stone there, this,\n",
"\n",
" Mr. Mrs. Samsa and and bed had in marriage sat their there upright\n",
"an before by caused cleaner effort get make over shock the the to to\n",
" But could each from grasp his own saying. she then, they was what\n",
" Mr. Samsa bed. blanket his hurried of out over side, the they threw\n",
" Mrs. Samsa and came her in is just nightdress; out shoulders, that\n",
" Gregor's On door how into opened room. the the they they way went\n",
"Grete been had living room since sleeping the the three to where\n",
"as dressed fully gentlemen had had if in; moved never she she was\n",
"and asleep, been confirm face her of paleness seemed the this. to\n",
" \"Dead?\", Mrs. Samsa, asked at charwoman enquiringly, looking the\n",
"and checked could could even for have have herself known she though\n",
" \"That's I checking. even it replied said\", the what without\n",
"Gregor's and another body cleaner, gave it prove she shove to with\n",
" Mrs. Samsa a across broom, floor. it made sending sideways the the\n",
"as back broom, but did hold if movement not she the to wanted\n",
" \"Now \"let's God Mr. Samsa, complete give it. said thanks then\", to\n",
"He and crossed followed for himself, his that\". the three women\n",
" Grete, corpse, example. eyes from had her not said: taken the who\n",
" \"Just He anything didn't eat for he how long. look so thin was.\n",
"Gregor's The again as came food in\". it just out same the went when\n",
"and body completely dried flat, had indeed it not seen they up was\n",
"but did he his legs, lifted little nor not now on then, until up was\n",
"anything away. do he look make them to\n",
"\n",
" \"Grete, Mrs. Samsa a come for here in little said us while\", with\n",
"Grete a and bedroom followed her into pained parents smile, the with\n",
" The at back body. but cleaner door looking not shut the the without\n"
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" Although and early in it opened still the the was wide. window\n",
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"\n",
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"\n",
" Mr. Samsa Then and appeared bedroom door his in of opened the the\n",
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"\n",
" \"Leave Mr. Now!\", Samsa, and door home. indicating my said the\n",
" \"What asked do from him. letting mean?\", the the without women you\n",
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" \"I I could end favour. in just mean only quarrel their what which\n",
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" At first, he line man. still, stood straight the there towards\n",
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" \"Alright, go into new positions. rearranging themselves we'll\n",
" Mr. Samsa and as at been had he he if looked said, then\", up\n",
"again and from humility overcome permission suddenly wanted with\n",
" Mr. Mr. Samsa Samsa decision. eyes for his his merely opened wide\n",
" At and and briefly him nodded several that, times. to without\n",
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" Now and been before being had listening said. they to was what\n",
"a after as fear friend if jumped off sudden taken that their with\n",
"Mr. Samsa and break front go hallway in into might of the the them\n",
" Once all connection hats leader. their their there, three took with\n",
"a bowed from from holder, stand, sticks the the their took without\n",
" Mr. Samsa and and followed left premises. the the two women word\n",
"but had had landing; mistrust no onto out reason the them they to\n",
"and as how intentions landing leaned men's over saw the the they they\n",
"but down gentlemen made many progress slow steady the the three\n",
" As and corner disappeared each floor on steps. the they they turned\n",
"a down few further later; moments reappear the the they went, would\n",
"Samsa a butcher's family in interest lost more that the them; when\n",
"boy, head, his his his of on on passed posture proud them tray with\n",
" Mr. Samsa and and came came nearer than the they up way were, women\n",
"and as away back flat. from if into landing relieved, the the went,\n",
"\n",
"They best day decided for make of relaxation that the to use was way\n",
"a a and break but earned for from go had not only they to walk; work\n",
" So and at in it. need of sat serious table the they they were wrote\n",
" Mr. Mrs. Samsa Samsa employers, excusal, his letters of three to\n",
" Grete The and came cleaner contractor her her in principal. to to\n",
"finished going, she she'd tell them they to was were while writing\n",
" The at first for her just morning. nodded of that them three work\n",
"and from it looking only they up was were what when without writing,\n",
"cleaner did leave looked not seem still that the they to to up want\n",
" \"Well?\", Mr. Samsa. The asked charwoman in in irritation. stood\n",
"a as doorway face had her if on she smile some the tremendous with\n",
"asked but clearly do good if it news only report, she to was would\n",
" The almost feather hat, her little on ostrich to. vertical which\n",
" Mr. Samsa a all been had had irritation of she source the time to\n",
" \"What all been directions. for gently in is it swayed them, working\n",
" Mrs. Samsa, asked cleaner had most the the then?\", want whom you\n",
" \"Yes\", a and answered, broke for. friendly into laugh respect she\n",
"\"well away, her made speak straight that that then, thing to unable\n",
"about get going how in it. needn't of rid there, to worry you you're\n",
" Grete Mrs. Samsa That's all and been bent down out.\" over sorted\n",
"as continuing if intent letters on their they were what with\n",
" Mr. Samsa cleaner describing saw start that the to wanted writing;\n",
"but, detail everything hand, he in it made outstretched quite with\n",
" So, as clear from not prevented she she telling that to. was was\n",
"a about all hurry in it, remembered she she suddenly them was what\n",
"\"Cheerio and, called clearly everyone\", out peeved, then, turned\n",
"and as door left, round sharply she slamming terribly the went.\n",
"\n",
" \"Tonight Mr. Samsa, but gets he no received reply sacked\", said she\n",
"as charwoman daughter either from have his his or seemed the to wife\n",
" They and destroyed gained. got had just only peace the they up went\n",
"arms around each over remained the their they to where window with\n",
" Mr. Samsa and at chair his in look other. round sat them to twisted\n",
" \"Come Then a called for he here, out: then. there watching while.\n",
" Come Let's a about all and forget give me old shall stuff, that we.\n",
"The as attention\". bit did he immediately of said, two women\n",
"and and him him him hugged hurrying kissed over then they to where\n",
"finished letters. quickly their they\n",
"\n",
"After flat left of that, the the them three together, was which\n",
"and done for had months, not out something the the they to took tram\n",
" They country filled had open outside the the town. tram, warm with\n",
" Leant all back comfortably on seats, sunshine, their themselves. to\n",
"and closer discussed examination found on prospects that their they\n",
"- all asked at bad each had never not then they they until were\n",
"about all but good had jobs other their three very were which work\n",
" The and for future. good greatest held particularly promise the\n",
"achieved be being, course, for improvement of quite the time would\n",
"a by easily flat house; moving needed now that they was was what\n",
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