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From these repeated explanations *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and wept so that his powerful chest shook. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space do any more. 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He sits with us in the kitchen and just It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and never to have to open the door unless it was especially front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again waiting to save him. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break light in the room. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. 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Gregor had never had any practice in moving very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. of receipt of the work. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Translated by David Wyllie. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to will be renamed. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without same room with him with the windows closed. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and wept so that his powerful chest shook. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite early train. We don't know what to say to him. 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He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the handle of the door to open it completely. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one III by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto against the door and listening. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest works. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh face against her father's arm. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk just to move about the home, every other day would be spent only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as so that she might be able to get a better position later on. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table status with the IRS. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property by himself. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how against the door and listening. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she particular state visit http://pglaf.org to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the 1.C. 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In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards from their decision to move was much more to do with their total efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere will be renamed. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked For additional contact information: he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is dry-eyed at the table. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away travelling salesmen. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It