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I
One
morning
when
Gregor
Samsa
woke
from
troubled
dreams
he
found
himself
transformed
in
his
bed
into
a
horrible
vermin
He
lay
on
his
armour
like
back
and
if
he
lifted
his
head
a
little
he
could
see
his
brown
belly
slightly
domed
and
divided
by
arches
into
stiff
sections
The
bedding
was
hardly
able
to
cover
it
and
seemed
ready
to
slide
off
any
moment
His
many
legs
pitifully
thin
compared
with
the
size
of
the
rest
of
him
waved
about
helplessly
as
he
looked
What
s
happened
to
me
he
thought
It
wasn
t
a
dream
His
room
a
proper
human
room
although
a
little
too
small
lay
peacefully
between
its
four
familiar
walls
A
collection
of
textile
samples
lay
spread
out
on
the
table
Samsa
was
a
travelling
salesman
and
above
it
there
hung
a
picture
that
he
had
recently
cut
out
of
an
illustrated
magazine
and
housed
in
a
nice
gilded
frame
It
showed
a
lady
fitted
out
with
a
fur
hat
and
fur
boa
who
sat
upright
raising
a
heavy
fur
muff
that
covered
the
whole
of
her
lower
arm
towards
the
viewer
Gregor
then
turned
to
look
out
the
window
at
the
dull
weather
Drops
of
rain
could
be
heard
hitting
the
pane
which
made
him
feel
quite
sad
How
about
if
I
sleep
a
little
bit
longer
and
forget
all
this
nonsense
he
thought
but
that
was
something
he
was
unable
to
do
because
he
was
used
to
sleeping
on
his
right
and
in
his
present
state
couldn
t
get
into
that
position
However
hard
he
threw
himself
onto
his
right
he
always
rolled
back
to
where
he
was
He
must
have
tried
it
a
hundred
times
shut
his
eyes
so
that
he
wouldn
t
have
to
look
at
the
floundering
legs
and
only
stopped
when
he
began
to
feel
a
mild
dull
pain
there
that
he
had
never
felt
before
Oh
God
he
thought
what
a
strenuous
career
it
is
that
I
ve
chosen
Travelling
day
in
and
day
out
Doing
business
like
this
takes
much
more
effort
than
doing
your
own
business
at
home
and
on
top
of
that
there
s
the
curse
of
travelling
worries
about
making
train
connections
bad
and
irregular
food
contact
with
different
people
all
the
time
so
that
you
can
never
get
to
know
anyone
or
become
friendly
with
them
It
can
all
go
to
Hell
He
felt
a
slight
itch
up
on
his
belly
pushed
himself
slowly
up
on
his
back
towards
the
headboard
so
that
he
could
lift
his
head
better
found
where
the
itch
was
and
saw
that
it
was
covered
with
lots
of
little
white
spots
which
he
didn
t
know
what
to
make
of
and
when
he
tried
to
feel
the
place
with
one
of
his
legs
he
drew
it
quickly
back
because
as
soon
as
he
touched
it
he
was
overcome
by
a
cold
shudder
He
slid
back
into
his
former
position
Getting
up
early
all
the
time
he
thought
it
makes
you
stupid
You
ve
got
to
get
enough
sleep
Other
travelling
salesmen
live
a
life
of
luxury
For
instance
whenever
I
go
back
to
the
guest
house
during
the
morning
to
copy
out
the
contract
these
gentlemen
are
always
still
sitting
there
eating
their
breakfasts
I
ought
to
just
try
that
with
my
boss
I
d
get
kicked
out
on
the
spot
But
who
knows
maybe
that
would
be
the
best
thing
for
me
If
I
didn
t
have
my
parents
to
think
about
I
d
have
given
in
my
notice
a
long
time
ago
I
d
have
gone
up
to
the
boss
and
told
him
just
what
I
think
tell
him
everything
I
would
let
him
know
just
what
I
feel
He
d
fall
right
off
his
desk
And
it
s
a
funny
sort
of
business
to
be
sitting
up
there
at
your
desk
talking
down
at
your
subordinates
from
up
there
especially
when
you
have
to
go
right
up
close
because
the
boss
is
hard
of
hearing
Well
there
s
still
some
hope
once
I
ve
got
the
money
together
to
pay
off
my
parents
debt
to
him
another
five
or
six
years
I
suppose
that
s
definitely
what
I
ll
do
That
s
when
I
ll
make
the
big
change
First
of
all
though
I
ve
got
to
get
up
my
train
leaves
at
five
And
he
looked
over
at
the
alarm
clock
ticking
on
the
chest
of
drawers
God
in
Heaven
he
thought
It
was
half
past
six
and
the
hands
were
quietly
moving
forwards
it
was
even
later
than
half
past
more
like
quarter
to
seven
Had
the
alarm
clock
not
rung
He
could
see
from
the
bed
that
it
had
been
set
for
four
o
clock
as
it
should
have
been
it
certainly
must
have
rung
Yes
but
was
it
possible
to
quietly
sleep
through
that
furniture
rattling
noise
True
he
had
not
slept
peacefully
but
probably
all
the
more
deeply
because
of
that
What
should
he
do
now
The
next
train
went
at
seven
if
he
were
to
catch
that
he
would
have
to
rush
like
mad
and
the
collection
of
samples
was
still
not
packed
and
he
did
not
at
all
feel
particularly
fresh
and
lively
And
even
if
he
did
catch
the
train
he
would
not
avoid
his
boss
s
anger
as
the
office
assistant
would
have
been
there
to
see
the
five
o
clock
train
go
he
would
have
put
in
his
report
about
Gregor
s
not
being
there
a
long
time
ago
The
office
assistant
was
the
boss
s
man
spineless
and
with
no
understanding
What
about
if
he
reported
sick
But
that
would
be
extremely
strained
and
suspicious
as
in
fifteen
years
of
service
Gregor
had
never
once
yet
been
ill
His
boss
would
certainly
come
round
with
the
doctor
from
the
medical
insurance
company
accuse
his
parents
of
having
a
lazy
son
and
accept
the
doctor
s
recommendation
not
to
make
any
claim
as
the
doctor
believed
that
no
one
was
ever
ill
but
that
many
were
workshy
And
what
s
more
would
he
have
been
entirely
wrong
in
this
case
Gregor
did
in
fact
apart
from
excessive
sleepiness
after
sleeping
for
so
long
feel
completely
well
and
even
felt
much
hungrier
than
usual
He
was
still
hurriedly
thinking
all
this
through
unable
to
decide
to
get
out
of
the
bed
when
the
clock
struck
quarter
to
seven
There
was
a
cautious
knock
at
the
door
near
his
head
Gregor
somebody
called
it
was
his
mother
it
s
quarter
to
seven
Didn
t
you
want
to
go
somewhere
That
gentle
voice
Gregor
was
shocked
when
he
heard
his
own
voice
answering
it
could
hardly
be
recognised
as
the
voice
he
had
had
before
As
if
from
deep
inside
him
there
was
a
painful
and
uncontrollable
squeaking
mixed
in
with
it
the
words
could
be
made
out
at
first
but
then
there
was
a
sort
of
echo
which
made
them
unclear
leaving
the
hearer
unsure
whether
he
had
heard
properly
or
not
Gregor
had
wanted
to
give
a
full
answer
and
explain
everything
but
in
the
circumstances
contented
himself
with
saying
Yes
mother
yes
thank
you
I
m
getting
up
now
The
change
in
Gregor
s
voice
probably
could
not
be
noticed
outside
through
the
wooden
door
as
his
mother
was
satisfied
with
this
explanation
and
shuffled
away
But
this
short
conversation
made
the
other
members
of
the
family
aware
that
Gregor
against
their
expectations
was
still
at
home
and
soon
his
father
came
knocking
at
one
of
the
side
doors
gently
but
with
his
fist
Gregor
Gregor
he
called
what
s
wrong
And
after
a
short
while
he
called
again
with
a
warning
deepness
in
his
voice
Gregor
Gregor
At
the
other
side
door
his
sister
came
plaintively
Gregor
Aren
t
you
well
Do
you
need
anything
Gregor
answered
to
both
sides
I
m
ready
now
making
an
effort
to
remove
all
the
strangeness
from
his
voice
by
enunciating
very
carefully
and
putting
long
pauses
between
each
individual
word
His
father
went
back
to
his
breakfast
but
his
sister
whispered
Gregor
open
the
door
I
beg
of
you
Gregor
however
had
no
thought
of
opening
the
door
and
instead
congratulated
himself
for
his
cautious
habit
acquired
from
his
travelling
of
locking
all
doors
at
night
even
when
he
was
at
home
The
first
thing
he
wanted
to
do
was
to
get
up
in
peace
without
being
disturbed
to
get
dressed
and
most
of
all
to
have
his
breakfast
Only
then
would
he
consider
what
to
do
next
as
he
was
well
aware
that
he
would
not
bring
his
thoughts
to
any
sensible
conclusions
by
lying
in
bed
He
remembered
that
he
had
often
felt
a
slight
pain
in
bed
perhaps
caused
by
lying
awkwardly
but
that
had
always
turned
out
to
be
pure
imagination
and
he
wondered
how
his
imaginings
would
slowly
resolve
themselves
today
He
did
not
have
the
slightest
doubt
that
the
change
in
his
voice
was
nothing
more
than
the
first
sign
of
a
serious
cold
which
was
an
occupational
hazard
for
travelling
salesmen
It
was
a
simple
matter
to
throw
off
the
covers
he
only
had
to
blow
himself
up
a
little
and
they
fell
off
by
themselves
But
it
became
difficult
after
that
especially
as
he
was
so
exceptionally
broad
He
would
have
used
his
arms
and
his
hands
to
push
himself
up
but
instead
of
them
he
only
had
all
those
little
legs
continuously
moving
in
different
directions
and
which
he
was
moreover
unable
to
control
If
he
wanted
to
bend
one
of
them
then
that
was
the
first
one
that
would
stretch
itself
out
and
if
he
finally
managed
to
do
what
he
wanted
with
that
leg
all
the
others
seemed
to
be
set
free
and
would
move
about
painfully
This
is
something
that
can
t
be
done
in
bed
Gregor
said
to
himself
so
don
t
keep
trying
to
do
it
The
first
thing
he
wanted
to
do
was
get
the
lower
part
of
his
body
out
of
the
bed
but
he
had
never
seen
this
lower
part
and
could
not
imagine
what
it
looked
like
it
turned
out
to
be
too
hard
to
move
it
went
so
slowly
and
finally
almost
in
a
frenzy
when
he
carelessly
shoved
himself
forwards
with
all
the
force
he
could
gather
he
chose
the
wrong
direction
hit
hard
against
the
lower
bedpost
and
learned
from
the
burning
pain
he
felt
that
the
lower
part
of
his
body
might
well
at
present
be
the
most
sensitive
So
then
he
tried
to
get
the
top
part
of
his
body
out
of
the
bed
first
carefully
turning
his
head
to
the
side
This
he
managed
quite
easily
and
despite
its
breadth
and
its
weight
the
bulk
of
his
body
eventually
followed
slowly
in
the
direction
of
the
head
But
when
he
had
at
last
got
his
head
out
of
the
bed
and
into
the
fresh
air
it
occurred
to
him
that
if
he
let
himself
fall
it
would
be
a
miracle
if
his
head
were
not
injured
so
he
became
afraid
to
carry
on
pushing
himself
forward
the
same
way
And
he
could
not
knock
himself
out
now
at
any
price
better
to
stay
in
bed
than
lose
consciousness
It
took
just
as
much
effort
to
get
back
to
where
he
had
been
earlier
but
when
he
lay
there
sighing
and
was
once
more
watching
his
legs
as
they
struggled
against
each
other
even
harder
than
before
if
that
was
possible
he
could
think
of
no
way
of
bringing
peace
and
order
to
this
chaos
He
told
himself
once
more
that
it
was
not
possible
for
him
to
stay
in
bed
and
that
the
most
sensible
thing
to
do
would
be
to
get
free
of
it
in
whatever
way
he
could
at
whatever
sacrifice
At
the
same
time
though
he
did
not
forget
to
remind
himself
that
calm
consideration
was
much
better
than
rushing
to
desperate
conclusions
At
times
like
this
he
would
direct
his
eyes
to
the
window
and
look
out
as
clearly
as
he
could
but
unfortunately
even
the
other
side
of
the
narrow
street
was
enveloped
in
morning
fog
and
the
view
had
little
confidence
or
cheer
to
offer
him
Seven
o
clock
already
he
said
to
himself
when
the
clock
struck
again
seven
o
clock
and
there
s
still
a
fog
like
this
And
he
lay
there
quietly
a
while
longer
breathing
lightly
as
if
he
perhaps
expected
the
total
stillness
to
bring
things
back
to
their
real
and
natural
state
But
then
he
said
to
himself
Before
it
strikes
quarter
past
seven
I
ll
definitely
have
to
have
got
properly
out
of
bed
And
by
then
somebody
will
have
come
round
from
work
to
ask
what
s
happened
to
me
as
well
as
they
open
up
at
work
before
seven
o
clock
And
so
he
set
himself
to
the
task
of
swinging
the
entire
length
of
his
body
out
of
the
bed
all
at
the
same
time
If
he
succeeded
in
falling
out
of
bed
in
this
way
and
kept
his
head
raised
as
he
did
so
he
could
probably
avoid
injuring
it
His
back
seemed
to
be
quite
hard
and
probably
nothing
would
happen
to
it
falling
onto
the
carpet
His
main
concern
was
for
the
loud
noise
he
was
bound
to
make
and
which
even
through
all
the
doors
would
probably
raise
concern
if
not
alarm
But
it
was
something
that
had
to
be
risked
When
Gregor
was
already
sticking
half
way
out
of
the
bed
the
new
method
was
more
of
a
game
than
an
effort
all
he
had
to
do
was
rock
back
and
forth
it
occurred
to
him
how
simple
everything
would
be
if
somebody
came
to
help
him
Two
strong
people
he
had
his
father
and
the
maid
in
mind
would
have
been
more
than
enough
they
would
only
have
to
push
their
arms
under
the
dome
of
his
back
peel
him
away
from
the
bed
bend
down
with
the
load
and
then
be
patient
and
careful
as
he
swang
over
onto
the
floor
where
hopefully
the
little
legs
would
find
a
use
Should
he
really
call
for
help
though
even
apart
from
the
fact
that
all
the
doors
were
locked
Despite
all
the
difficulty
he
was
in
he
could
not
suppress
a
smile
at
this
thought
After
a
while
he
had
already
moved
so
far
across
that
it
would
have
been
hard
for
him
to
keep
his
balance
if
he
rocked
too
hard
The
time
was
now
ten
past
seven
and
he
would
have
to
make
a
final
decision
very
soon
Then
there
was
a
ring
at
the
door
of
the
flat
That
ll
be
someone
from
work
he
said
to
himself
and
froze
very
still
although
his
little
legs
only
became
all
the
more
lively
as
they
danced
around
For
a
moment
everything
remained
quiet
They
re
not
opening
the
door
Gregor
said
to
himself
caught
in
some
nonsensical
hope
But
then
of
course
the
maid
s
firm
steps
went
to
the
door
as
ever
and
opened
it
Gregor
only
needed
to
hear
the
visitor
s
first
words
of
greeting
and
he
knew
who
it
was
the
chief
clerk
himself
Why
did
Gregor
have
to
be
the
only
one
condemned
to
work
for
a
company
where
they
immediately
became
highly
suspicious
at
the
slightest
shortcoming
Were
all
employees
every
one
of
them
louts
was
there
not
one
of
them
who
was
faithful
and
devoted
who
would
go
so
mad
with
pangs
of
conscience
that
he
couldn
t
get
out
of
bed
if
he
didn
t
spend
at
least
a
couple
of
hours
in
the
morning
on
company
business
Was
it
really
not
enough
to
let
one
of
the
trainees
make
enquiries
assuming
enquiries
were
even
necessary
did
the
chief
clerk
have
to
come
himself
and
did
they
have
to
show
the
whole
innocent
family
that
this
was
so
suspicious
that
only
the
chief
clerk
could
be
trusted
to
have
the
wisdom
to
investigate
it
And
more
because
these
thoughts
had
made
him
upset
than
through
any
proper
decision
he
swang
himself
with
all
his
force
out
of
the
bed
There
was
a
loud
thump
but
it
wasn
t
really
a
loud
noise
His
fall
was
softened
a
little
by
the
carpet
and
Gregor
s
back
was
also
more
elastic
than
he
had
thought
which
made
the
sound
muffled
and
not
too
noticeable
He
had
not
held
his
head
carefully
enough
though
and
hit
it
as
he
fell
annoyed
and
in
pain
he
turned
it
and
rubbed
it
against
the
carpet
Something
s
fallen
down
in
there
said
the
chief
clerk
in
the
room
on
the
left
Gregor
tried
to
imagine
whether
something
of
the
sort
that
had
happened
to
him
today
could
ever
happen
to
the
chief
clerk
too
you
had
to
concede
that
it
was
possible
But
as
if
in
gruff
reply
to
this
question
the
chief
clerk
s
firm
footsteps
in
his
highly
polished
boots
could
now
be
heard
in
the
adjoining
room
From
the
room
on
his
right
Gregor
s
sister
whispered
to
him
to
let
him
know
Gregor
the
chief
clerk
is
here
Yes
I
know
said
Gregor
to
himself
but
without
daring
to
raise
his
voice
loud
enough
for
his
sister
to
hear
him
Gregor
said
his
father
now
from
the
room
to
his
left
the
chief
clerk
has
come
round
and
wants
to
know
why
you
didn
t
leave
on
the
early
train
We
don
t
know
what
to
say
to
him
And
anyway
he
wants
to
speak
to
you
personally
So
please
open
up
this
door
I
m
sure
he
ll
be
good
enough
to
forgive
the
untidiness
of
your
room
Then
the
chief
clerk
called
Good
morning
Mr
Samsa
He
isn
t
well
said
his
mother
to
the
chief
clerk
while
his
father
continued
to
speak
through
the
door
He
isn
t
well
please
believe
me
Why
else
would
Gregor
have
missed
a
train
The
lad
only
ever
thinks
about
the
business
It
nearly
makes
me
cross
the
way
he
never
goes
out
in
the
evenings
he
s
been
in
town
for
a
week
now
but
stayed
home
every
evening
He
sits
with
us
in
the
kitchen
and
just
reads
the
paper
or
studies
train
timetables
His
idea
of
relaxation
is
working
with
his
fretsaw
He
s
made
a
little
frame
for
instance
it
only
took
him
two
or
three
evenings
you
ll
be
amazed
how
nice
it
is
it
s
hanging
up
in
his
room
you
ll
see
it
as
soon
as
Gregor
opens
the
door
Anyway
I
m
glad
you
re
here
we
wouldn
t
have
been
able
to
get
Gregor
to
open
the
door
by
ourselves
he
s
so
stubborn
and
I
m
sure
he
isn
t
well
he
said
this
morning
that
he
is
but
he
isn
t
I
ll
be
there
in
a
moment
said
Gregor
slowly
and
thoughtfully
but
without
moving
so
that
he
would
not
miss
any
word
of
the
conversation
Well
I
can
t
think
of
any
other
way
of
explaining
it
Mrs
Samsa
said
the
chief
clerk
I
hope
it
s
nothing
serious
But
on
the
other
hand
I
must
say
that
if
we
people
in
commerce
ever
become
slightly
unwell
then
fortunately
or
unfortunately
as
you
like
we
simply
have
to
overcome
it
because
of
business
considerations
Can
the
chief
clerk
come
in
to
see
you
now
then
asked
his
father
impatiently
knocking
at
the
door
again
No
said
Gregor
In
the
room
on
his
right
there
followed
a
painful
silence
in
the
room
on
his
left
his
sister
began
to
cry
So
why
did
his
sister
not
go
and
join
the
others
She
had
probably
only
just
got
up
and
had
not
even
begun
to
get
dressed
And
why
was
she
crying
Was
it
because
he
had
not
got
up
and
had
not
let
the
chief
clerk
in
because
he
was
in
danger
of
losing
his
job
and
if
that
happened
his
boss
would
once
more
pursue
their
parents
with
the
same
demands
as
before
There
was
no
need
to
worry
about
things
like
that
yet
Gregor
was
still
there
and
had
not
the
slightest
intention
of
abandoning
his
family
For
the
time
being
he
just
lay
there
on
the
carpet
and
no
one
who
knew
the
condition
he
was
in
would
seriously
have
expected
him
to
let
the
chief
clerk
in
It
was
only
a
minor
discourtesy
and
a
suitable
excuse
could
easily
be
found
for
it
later
on
it
was
not
something
for
which
Gregor
could
be
sacked
on
the
spot
And
it
seemed
to
Gregor
much
more
sensible
to
leave
him
now
in
peace
instead
of
disturbing
him
with
talking
at
him
and
crying
But
the
others
didn
t
know
what
was
happening
they
were
worried
that
would
excuse
their
behaviour
The
chief
clerk
now
raised
his
voice
Mr
Samsa
he
called
to
him
what
is
wrong
You
barricade
yourself
in
your
room
give
us
no
more
than
yes
or
no
for
an
answer
you
are
causing
serious
and
unnecessary
concern
to
your
parents
and
you
fail
and
I
mention
this
just
by
the
way
you
fail
to
carry
out
your
business
duties
in
a
way
that
is
quite
unheard
of
I
m
speaking
here
on
behalf
of
your
parents
and
of
your
employer
and
really
must
request
a
clear
and
immediate
explanation
I
am
astonished
quite
astonished
I
thought
I
knew
you
as
a
calm
and
sensible
person
and
now
you
suddenly
seem
to
be
showing
off
with
peculiar
whims
This
morning
your
employer
did
suggest
a
possible
reason
for
your
failure
to
appear
it
s
true
it
had
to
do
with
the
money
that
was
recently
entrusted
to
you
but
I
came
near
to
giving
him
my
word
of
honour
that
that
could
not
be
the
right
explanation
But
now
that
I
see
your
incomprehensible
stubbornness
I
no
longer
feel
any
wish
whatsoever
to
intercede
on
your
behalf
And
nor
is
your
position
all
that
secure
I
had
originally
intended
to
say
all
this
to
you
in
private
but
since
you
cause
me
to
waste
my
time
here
for
no
good
reason
I
don
t
see
why
your
parents
should
not
also
learn
of
it
Your
turnover
has
been
very
unsatisfactory
of
late
I
grant
you
that
it
s
not
the
time
of
year
to
do
especially
good
business
we
recognise
that
but
there
simply
is
no
time
of
year
to
do
no
business
at
all
Mr
Samsa
we
cannot
allow
there
to
be
But
Sir
called
Gregor
beside
himself
and
forgetting
all
else
in
the
excitement
I
ll
open
up
immediately
just
a
moment
I
m
slightly
unwell
an
attack
of
dizziness
I
haven
t
been
able
to
get
up
I
m
still
in
bed
now
I
m
quite
fresh
again
now
though
I
m
just
getting
out
of
bed
Just
a
moment
Be
patient
It
s
not
quite
as
easy
as
I
d
thought
I
m
quite
alright
now
though
It
s
shocking
what
can
suddenly
happen
to
a
person
I
was
quite
alright
last
night
my
parents
know
about
it
perhaps
better
than
me
I
had
a
small
symptom
of
it
last
night
already
They
must
have
noticed
it
I
don
t
know
why
I
didn
t
let
you
know
at
work
But
you
always
think
you
can
get
over
an
illness
without
staying
at
home
Please
don
t
make
my
parents
suffer
There
s
no
basis
for
any
of
the
accusations
you
re
making
nobody
s
ever
said
a
word
to
me
about
any
of
these
things
Maybe
you
haven
t
read
the
latest
contracts
I
sent
in
I
ll
set
off
with
the
eight
o
clock
train
as
well
these
few
hours
of
rest
have
given
me
strength
You
don
t
need
to
wait
sir
I
ll
be
in
the
office
soon
after
you
and
please
be
so
good
as
to
tell
that
to
the
boss
and
recommend
me
to
him
And
while
Gregor
gushed
out
these
words
hardly
knowing
what
he
was
saying
he
made
his
way
over
to
the
chest
of
drawers
this
was
easily
done
probably
because
of
the
practise
he
had
already
had
in
bed
where
he
now
tried
to
get
himself
upright
He
really
did
want
to
open
the
door
really
did
want
to
let
them
see
him
and
to
speak
with
the
chief
clerk
the
others
were
being
so
insistent
and
he
was
curious
to
learn
what
they
would
say
when
they
caught
sight
of
him
If
they
were
shocked
then
it
would
no
longer
be
Gregor
s
responsibility
and
he
could
rest
If
however
they
took
everything
calmly
he
would
still
have
no
reason
to
be
upset
and
if
he
hurried
he
really
could
be
at
the
station
for
eight
o
clock
The
first
few
times
he
tried
to
climb
up
on
the
smooth
chest
of
drawers
he
just
slid
down
again
but
he
finally
gave
himself
one
last
swing
and
stood
there
upright
the
lower
part
of
his
body
was
in
serious
pain
but
he
no
longer
gave
any
attention
to
it
Now
he
let
himself
fall
against
the
back
of
a
nearby
chair
and
held
tightly
to
the
edges
of
it
with
his
little
legs
By
now
he
had
also
calmed
down
and
kept
quiet
so
that
he
could
listen
to
what
the
chief
clerk
was
saying
Did
you
understand
a
word
of
all
that
the
chief
clerk
asked
his
parents
surely
he
s
not
trying
to
make
fools
of
us
Oh
God
called
his
mother
who
was
already
in
tears
he
could
be
seriously
ill
and
we
re
making
him
suffer
Grete
Grete
she
then
cried
Mother
his
sister
called
from
the
other
side
They
communicated
across
Gregor
s
room
You
ll
have
to
go
for
the
doctor
straight
away
Gregor
is
ill
Quick
get
the
doctor
Did
you
hear
the
way
Gregor
spoke
just
now
That
was
the
voice
of
an
animal
said
the
chief
clerk
with
a
calmness
that
was
in
contrast
with
his
mother
s
screams
Anna
Anna
his
father
called
into
the
kitchen
through
the
entrance
hall
clapping
his
hands
get
a
locksmith
here
now
And
the
two
girls
their
skirts
swishing
immediately
ran
out
through
the
hall
wrenching
open
the
front
door
of
the
flat
as
they
went
How
had
his
sister
managed
to
get
dressed
so
quickly
There
was
no
sound
of
the
door
banging
shut
again
they
must
have
left
it
open
people
often
do
in
homes
where
something
awful
has
happened
Gregor
in
contrast
had
become
much
calmer
So
they
couldn
t
understand
his
words
any
more
although
they
seemed
clear
enough
to
him
clearer
than
before
perhaps
his
ears
had
become
used
to
the
sound
They
had
realised
though
that
there
was
something
wrong
with
him
and
were
ready
to
help
The
first
response
to
his
situation
had
been
confident
and
wise
and
that
made
him
feel
better
He
felt
that
he
had
been
drawn
back
in
among
people
and
from
the
doctor
and
the
locksmith
he
expected
great
and
surprising
achievements
although
he
did
not
really
distinguish
one
from
the
other
Whatever
was
said
next
would
be
crucial
so
in
order
to
make
his
voice
as
clear
as
possible
he
coughed
a
little
but
taking
care
to
do
this
not
too
loudly
as
even
this
might
well
sound
different
from
the
way
that
a
human
coughs
and
he
was
no
longer
sure
he
could
judge
this
for
himself
Meanwhile
it
had
become
very
quiet
in
the
next
room
Perhaps
his
parents
were
sat
at
the
table
whispering
with
the
chief
clerk
or
perhaps
they
were
all
pressed
against
the
door
and
listening
Gregor
slowly
pushed
his
way
over
to
the
door
with
the
chair
Once
there
he
let
go
of
it
and
threw
himself
onto
the
door
holding
himself
upright
against
it
using
the
adhesive
on
the
tips
of
his
legs
He
rested
there
a
little
while
to
recover
from
the
effort
involved
and
then
set
himself
to
the
task
of
turning
the
key
in
the
lock
with
his
mouth
He
seemed
unfortunately
to
have
no
proper
teeth
how
was
he
then
to
grasp
the
key
but
the
lack
of
teeth
was
of
course
made
up
for
with
a
very
strong
jaw
using
the
jaw
he
really
was
able
to
start
the
key
turning
ignoring
the
fact
that
he
must
have
been
causing
some
kind
of
damage
as
a
brown
fluid
came
from
his
mouth
flowed
over
the
key
and
dripped
onto
the
floor
Listen
said
the
chief
clerk
in
the
next
room
he
s
turning
the
key
Gregor
was
greatly
encouraged
by
this
but
they
all
should
have
been
calling
to
him
his
father
and
his
mother
too
Well
done
Gregor
they
should
have
cried
keep
at
it
keep
hold
of
the
lock
And
with
the
idea
that
they
were
all
excitedly
following
his
efforts
he
bit
on
the
key
with
all
his
strength
paying
no
attention
to
the
pain
he
was
causing
himself
As
the
key
turned
round
he
turned
around
the
lock
with
it
only
holding
himself
upright
with
his
mouth
and
hung
onto
the
key
or
pushed
it
down
again
with
the
whole
weight
of
his
body
as
needed
The
clear
sound
of
the
lock
as
it
snapped
back
was
Gregor
s
sign
that
he
could
break
his
concentration
and
as
he
regained
his
breath
he
said
to
himself
So
I
didn
t
need
the
locksmith
after
all
Then
he
lay
his
head
on
the
handle
of
the
door
to
open
it
completely
Because
he
had
to
open
the
door
in
this
way
it
was
already
wide
open
before
he
could
be
seen
He
had
first
to
slowly
turn
himself
around
one
of
the
double
doors
and
he
had
to
do
it
very
carefully
if
he
did
not
want
to
fall
flat
on
his
back
before
entering
the
room
He
was
still
occupied
with
this
difficult
movement
unable
to
pay
attention
to
anything
else
when
he
heard
the
chief
clerk
exclaim
a
loud
Oh
which
sounded
like
the
soughing
of
the
wind
Now
he
also
saw
him
he
was
the
nearest
to
the
door
his
hand
pressed
against
his
open
mouth
and
slowly
retreating
as
if
driven
by
a
steady
and
invisible
force
Gregor
s
mother
her
hair
still
dishevelled
from
bed
despite
the
chief
clerk
s
being
there
looked
at
his
father
Then
she
unfolded
her
arms
took
two
steps
forward
towards
Gregor
and
sank
down
onto
the
floor
into
her
skirts
that
spread
themselves
out
around
her
as
her
head
disappeared
down
onto
her
breast
His
father
looked
hostile
and
clenched
his
fists
as
if
wanting
to
knock
Gregor
back
into
his
room
Then
he
looked
uncertainly
round
the
living
room
covered
his
eyes
with
his
hands
and
wept
so
that
his
powerful
chest
shook
So
Gregor
did
not
go
into
the
room
but
leant
against
the
inside
of
the
other
door
which
was
still
held
bolted
in
place
In
this
way
only
half
of
his
body
could
be
seen
along
with
his
head
above
it
which
he
leant
over
to
one
side
as
he
peered
out
at
the
others
Meanwhile
the
day
had
become
much
lighter
part
of
the
endless
grey
black
building
on
the
other
side
of
the
street
which
was
a
hospital
could
be
seen
quite
clearly
with
the
austere
and
regular
line
of
windows
piercing
its
facade
the
rain
was
still
falling
now
throwing
down
large
individual
droplets
which
hit
the
ground
one
at
a
time
The
washing
up
from
breakfast
lay
on
the
table
there
was
so
much
of
it
because
for
Gregor
s
father
breakfast
was
the
most
important
meal
of
the
day
and
he
would
stretch
it
out
for
several
hours
as
he
sat
reading
a
number
of
different
newspapers
On
the
wall
exactly
opposite
there
was
photograph
of
Gregor
when
he
was
a
lieutenant
in
the
army
his
sword
in
his
hand
and
a
carefree
smile
on
his
face
as
he
called
forth
respect
for
his
uniform
and
bearing
The
door
to
the
entrance
hall
was
open
and
as
the
front
door
of
the
flat
was
also
open
he
could
see
onto
the
landing
and
the
stairs
where
they
began
their
way
down
below
Now
then
said
Gregor
well
aware
that
he
was
the
only
one
to
have
kept
calm
I
ll
get
dressed
straight
away
now
pack
up
my
samples
and
set
off
Will
you
please
just
let
me
leave
You
can
see
he
said
to
the
chief
clerk
that
I
m
not
stubborn
and
like
I
like
to
do
my
job
being
a
commercial
traveller
is
arduous
but
without
travelling
I
couldn
t
earn
my
living
So
where
are
you
going
in
to
the
office
Yes
Will
you
report
everything
accurately
then
It
s
quite
possible
for
someone
to
be
temporarily
unable
to
work
but
that
s
just
the
right
time
to
remember
what
s
been
achieved
in
the
past
and
consider
that
later
on
once
the
difficulty
has
been
removed
he
will
certainly
work
with
all
the
more
diligence
and
concentration
You
re
well
aware
that
I
m
seriously
in
debt
to
our
employer
as
well
as
having
to
look
after
my
parents
and
my
sister
so
that
I
m
trapped
in
a
difficult
situation
but
I
will
work
my
way
out
of
it
again
Please
don
t
make
things
any
harder
for
me
than
they
are
already
and
don
t
take
sides
against
me
at
the
office
I
know
that
nobody
likes
the
travellers
They
think
we
earn
an
enormous
wage
as
well
as
having
a
soft
time
of
it
That
s
just
prejudice
but
they
have
no
particular
reason
to
think
better
it
But
you
sir
you
have
a
better
overview
than
the
rest
of
the
staff
in
fact
if
I
can
say
this
in
confidence
a
better
overview
than
the
boss
himself
it
s
very
easy
for
a
businessman
like
him
to
make
mistakes
about
his
employees
and
judge
them
more
harshly
than
he
should
And
you
re
also
well
aware
that
we
travellers
spend
almost
the
whole
year
away
from
the
office
so
that
we
can
very
easily
fall
victim
to
gossip
and
chance
and
groundless
complaints
and
it
s
almost
impossible
to
defend
yourself
from
that
sort
of
thing
we
don
t
usually
even
hear
about
them
or
if
at
all
it
s
when
we
arrive
back
home
exhausted
from
a
trip
and
that
s
when
we
feel
the
harmful
effects
of
what
s
been
going
on
without
even
knowing
what
caused
them
Please
don
t
go
away
at
least
first
say
something
to
show
that
you
grant
that
I
m
at
least
partly
right
But
the
chief
clerk
had
turned
away
as
soon
as
Gregor
had
started
to
speak
and
with
protruding
lips
only
stared
back
at
him
over
his
trembling
shoulders
as
he
left
He
did
not
keep
still
for
a
moment
while
Gregor
was
speaking
but
moved
steadily
towards
the
door
without
taking
his
eyes
off
him
He
moved
very
gradually
as
if
there
had
been
some
secret
prohibition
on
leaving
the
room
It
was
only
when
he
had
reached
the
entrance
hall
that
he
made
a
sudden
movement
drew
his
foot
from
the
living
room
and
rushed
forward
in
a
panic
In
the
hall
he
stretched
his
right
hand
far
out
towards
the
stairway
as
if
out
there
there
were
some
supernatural
force
waiting
to
save
him
Gregor
realised
that
it
was
out
of
the
question
to
let
the
chief
clerk
go
away
in
this
mood
if
his
position
in
the
firm
was
not
to
be
put
into
extreme
danger
That
was
something
his
parents
did
not
understand
very
well
over
the
years
they
had
become
convinced
that
this
job
would
provide
for
Gregor
for
his
entire
life
and
besides
they
had
so
much
to
worry
about
at
present
that
they
had
lost
sight
of
any
thought
for
the
future
Gregor
though
did
think
about
the
future
The
chief
clerk
had
to
be
held
back
calmed
down
convinced
and
finally
won
over
the
future
of
Gregor
and
his
family
depended
on
it
If
only
his
sister
were
here
She
was
clever
she
was
already
in
tears
while
Gregor
was
still
lying
peacefully
on
his
back
And
the
chief
clerk
was
a
lover
of
women
surely
she
could
persuade
him
she
would
close
the
front
door
in
the
entrance
hall
and
talk
him
out
of
his
shocked
state
But
his
sister
was
not
there
Gregor
would
have
to
do
the
job
himself
And
without
considering
that
he
still
was
not
familiar
with
how
well
he
could
move
about
in
his
present
state
or
that
his
speech
still
might
not
or
probably
would
not
be
understood
he
let
go
of
the
door
pushed
himself
through
the
opening
tried
to
reach
the
chief
clerk
on
the
landing
who
ridiculously
was
holding
on
to
the
banister
with
both
hands
but
Gregor
fell
immediately
over
and
with
a
little
scream
as
he
sought
something
to
hold
onto
landed
on
his
numerous
little
legs
Hardly
had
that
happened
than
for
the
first
time
that
day
he
began
to
feel
alright
with
his
body
the
little
legs
had
the
solid
ground
under
them
to
his
pleasure
they
did
exactly
as
he
told
them
they
were
even
making
the
effort
to
carry
him
where
he
wanted
to
go
and
he
was
soon
believing
that
all
his
sorrows
would
soon
be
finally
at
an
end
He
held
back
the
urge
to
move
but
swayed
from
side
to
side
as
he
crouched
there
on
the
floor
His
mother
was
not
far
away
in
front
of
him
and
seemed
at
first
quite
engrossed
in
herself
but
then
she
suddenly
jumped
up
with
her
arms
outstretched
and
her
fingers
spread
shouting
Help
for
pity
s
sake
Help
The
way
she
held
her
head
suggested
she
wanted
to
see
Gregor
better
but
the
unthinking
way
she
was
hurrying
backwards
showed
that
she
did
not
she
had
forgotten
that
the
table
was
behind
her
with
all
the
breakfast
things
on
it
when
she
reached
the
table
she
sat
quickly
down
on
it
without
knowing
what
she
was
doing
without
even
seeming
to
notice
that
the
coffee
pot
had
been
knocked
over
and
a
gush
of
coffee
was
pouring
down
onto
the
carpet
Mother
mother
said
Gregor
gently
looking
up
at
her
He
had
completely
forgotten
the
chief
clerk
for
the
moment
but
could
not
help
himself
snapping
in
the
air
with
his
jaws
at
the
sight
of
the
flow
of
coffee
That
set
his
mother
screaming
anew
she
fled
from
the
table
and
into
the
arms
of
his
father
as
he
rushed
towards
her
Gregor
though
had
no
time
to
spare
for
his
parents
now
the
chief
clerk
had
already
reached
the
stairs
with
his
chin
on
the
banister
he
looked
back
for
the
last
time
Gregor
made
a
run
for
him
he
wanted
to
be
sure
of
reaching
him
the
chief
clerk
must
have
expected
something
as
he
leapt
down
several
steps
at
once
and
disappeared
his
shouts
resounding
all
around
the
staircase
The
flight
of
the
chief
clerk
seemed
unfortunately
to
put
Gregor
s
father
into
a
panic
as
well
Until
then
he
had
been
relatively
self
controlled
but
now
instead
of
running
after
the
chief
clerk
himself
or
at
least
not
impeding
Gregor
as
he
ran
after
him
Gregor
s
father
seized
the
chief
clerk
s
stick
in
his
right
hand
the
chief
clerk
had
left
it
behind
on
a
chair
along
with
his
hat
and
overcoat
picked
up
a
large
newspaper
from
the
table
with
his
left
and
used
them
to
drive
Gregor
back
into
his
room
stamping
his
foot
at
him
as
he
went
Gregor
s
appeals
to
his
father
were
of
no
help
his
appeals
were
simply
not
understood
however
much
he
humbly
turned
his
head
his
father
merely
stamped
his
foot
all
the
harder
Across
the
room
despite
the
chilly
weather
Gregor
s
mother
had
pulled
open
a
window
leant
far
out
of
it
and
pressed
her
hands
to
her
face
A
strong
draught
of
air
flew
in
from
the
street
towards
the
stairway
the
curtains
flew
up
the
newspapers
on
the
table
fluttered
and
some
of
them
were
blown
onto
the
floor
Nothing
would
stop
Gregor
s
father
as
he
drove
him
back
making
hissing
noises
at
him
like
a
wild
man
Gregor
had
never
had
any
practice
in
moving
backwards
and
was
only
able
to
go
very
slowly
If
Gregor
had
only
been
allowed
to
turn
round
he
would
have
been
back
in
his
room
straight
away
but
he
was
afraid
that
if
he
took
the
time
to
do
that
his
father
would
become
impatient
and
there
was
the
threat
of
a
lethal
blow
to
his
back
or
head
from
the
stick
in
his
father
s
hand
any
moment
Eventually
though
Gregor
realised
that
he
had
no
choice
as
he
saw
to
his
disgust
that
he
was
quite
incapable
of
going
backwards
in
a
straight
line
so
he
began
as
quickly
as
possible
and
with
frequent
anxious
glances
at
his
father
to
turn
himself
round
It
went
very
slowly
but
perhaps
his
father
was
able
to
see
his
good
intentions
as
he
did
nothing
to
hinder
him
in
fact
now
and
then
he
used
the
tip
of
his
stick
to
give
directions
from
a
distance
as
to
which
way
to
turn
If
only
his
father
would
stop
that
unbearable
hissing
It
was
making
Gregor
quite
confused
When
he
had
nearly
finished
turning
round
still
listening
to
that
hissing
he
made
a
mistake
and
turned
himself
back
a
little
the
way
he
had
just
come
He
was
pleased
when
he
finally
had
his
head
in
front
of
the
doorway
but
then
saw
that
it
was
too
narrow
and
his
body
was
too
broad
to
get
through
it
without
further
difficulty
In
his
present
mood
it
obviously
did
not
occur
to
his
father
to
open
the
other
of
the
double
doors
so
that
Gregor
would
have
enough
space
to
get
through
He
was
merely
fixed
on
the
idea
that
Gregor
should
be
got
back
into
his
room
as
quickly
as
possible
Nor
would
he
ever
have
allowed
Gregor
the
time
to
get
himself
upright
as
preparation
for
getting
through
the
doorway
What
he
did
making
more
noise
than
ever
was
to
drive
Gregor
forwards
all
the
harder
as
if
there
had
been
nothing
in
the
way
it
sounded
to
Gregor
as
if
there
was
now
more
than
one
father
behind
him
it
was
not
a
pleasant
experience
and
Gregor
pushed
himself
into
the
doorway
without
regard
for
what
might
happen
One
side
of
his
body
lifted
itself
he
lay
at
an
angle
in
the
doorway
one
flank
scraped
on
the
white
door
and
was
painfully
injured
leaving
vile
brown
flecks
on
it
soon
he
was
stuck
fast
and
would
not
have
been
able
to
move
at
all
by
himself
the
little
legs
along
one
side
hung
quivering
in
the
air
while
those
on
the
other
side
were
pressed
painfully
against
the
ground
Then
his
father
gave
him
a
hefty
shove
from
behind
which
released
him
from
where
he
was
held
and
sent
him
flying
and
heavily
bleeding
deep
into
his
room
The
door
was
slammed
shut
with
the
stick
then
finally
all
was
quiet
II
It
was
not
until
it
was
getting
dark
that
evening
that
Gregor
awoke
from
his
deep
and
coma
like
sleep
He
would
have
woken
soon
afterwards
anyway
even
if
he
hadn
t
been
disturbed
as
he
had
had
enough
sleep
and
felt
fully
rested
But
he
had
the
impression
that
some
hurried
steps
and
the
sound
of
the
door
leading
into
the
front
room
being
carefully
shut
had
woken
him
The
light
from
the
electric
street
lamps
shone
palely
here
and
there
onto
the
ceiling
and
tops
of
the
furniture
but
down
below
where
Gregor
was
it
was
dark
He
pushed
himself
over
to
the
door
feeling
his
way
clumsily
with
his
antennae
of
which
he
was
now
beginning
to
learn
the
value
in
order
to
see
what
had
been
happening
there
The
whole
of
his
left
side
seemed
like
one
painfully
stretched
scar
and
he
limped
badly
on
his
two
rows
of
legs
One
of
the
legs
had
been
badly
injured
in
the
events
of
that
morning
it
was
nearly
a
miracle
that
only
one
of
them
had
been
and
dragged
along
lifelessly
It
was
only
when
he
had
reached
the
door
that
he
realised
what
it
actually
was
that
had
drawn
him
over
to
it
it
was
the
smell
of
something
to
eat
By
the
door
there
was
a
dish
filled
with
sweetened
milk
with
little
pieces
of
white
bread
floating
in
it
He
was
so
pleased
he
almost
laughed
as
he
was
even
hungrier
than
he
had
been
that
morning
and
immediately
dipped
his
head
into
the
milk
nearly
covering
his
eyes
with
it
But
he
soon
drew
his
head
back
again
in
disappointment
not
only
did
the
pain
in
his
tender
left
side
make
it
difficult
to
eat
the
food
he
was
only
able
to
eat
if
his
whole
body
worked
together
as
a
snuffling
whole
but
the
milk
did
not
taste
at
all
nice
Milk
like
this
was
normally
his
favourite
drink
and
his
sister
had
certainly
left
it
there
for
him
because
of
that
but
he
turned
almost
against
his
own
will
away
from
the
dish
and
crawled
back
into
the
centre
of
the
room
Through
the
crack
in
the
door
Gregor
could
see
that
the
gas
had
been
lit
in
the
living
room
His
father
at
this
time
would
normally
be
sat
with
his
evening
paper
reading
it
out
in
a
loud
voice
to
Gregor
s
mother
and
sometimes
to
his
sister
but
there
was
now
not
a
sound
to
be
heard
Gregor
s
sister
would
often
write
and
tell
him
about
this
reading
but
maybe
his
father
had
lost
the
habit
in
recent
times
It
was
so
quiet
all
around
too
even
though
there
must
have
been
somebody
in
the
flat
What
a
quiet
life
it
is
the
family
lead
said
Gregor
to
himself
and
gazing
into
the
darkness
felt
a
great
pride
that
he
was
able
to
provide
a
life
like
that
in
such
a
nice
home
for
his
sister
and
parents
But
what
now
if
all
this
peace
and
wealth
and
comfort
should
come
to
a
horrible
and
frightening
end
That
was
something
that
Gregor
did
not
want
to
think
about
too
much
so
he
started
to
move
about
crawling
up
and
down
the
room
Once
during
that
long
evening
the
door
on
one
side
of
the
room
was
opened
very
slightly
and
hurriedly
closed
again
later
on
the
door
on
the
other
side
did
the
same
it
seemed
that
someone
needed
to
enter
the
room
but
thought
better
of
it
Gregor
went
and
waited
immediately
by
the
door
resolved
either
to
bring
the
timorous
visitor
into
the
room
in
some
way
or
at
least
to
find
out
who
it
was
but
the
door
was
opened
no
more
that
night
and
Gregor
waited
in
vain
The
previous
morning
while
the
doors
were
locked
everyone
had
wanted
to
get
in
there
to
him
but
now
now
that
he
had
opened
up
one
of
the
doors
and
the
other
had
clearly
been
unlocked
some
time
during
the
day
no
one
came
and
the
keys
were
in
the
other
sides
It
was
not
until
late
at
night
that
the
gaslight
in
the
living
room
was
put
out
and
now
it
was
easy
to
see
that
parents
and
sister
had
stayed
awake
all
that
time
as
they
all
could
be
distinctly
heard
as
they
went
away
together
on
tip
toe
It
was
clear
that
no
one
would
come
into
Gregor
s
room
any
more
until
morning
that
gave
him
plenty
of
time
to
think
undisturbed
about
how
he
would
have
to
re
arrange
his
life
For
some
reason
the
tall
empty
room
where
he
was
forced
to
remain
made
him
feel
uneasy
as
he
lay
there
flat
on
the
floor
even
though
he
had
been
living
in
it
for
five
years
Hardly
aware
of
what
he
was
doing
other
than
a
slight
feeling
of
shame
he
hurried
under
the
couch
It
pressed
down
on
his
back
a
little
and
he
was
no
longer
able
to
lift
his
head
but
he
nonetheless
felt
immediately
at
ease
and
his
only
regret
was
that
his
body
was
too
broad
to
get
it
all
underneath
He
spent
the
whole
night
there
Some
of
the
time
he
passed
in
a
light
sleep
although
he
frequently
woke
from
it
in
alarm
because
of
his
hunger
and
some
of
the
time
was
spent
in
worries
and
vague
hopes
which
however
always
led
to
the
same
conclusion
for
the
time
being
he
must
remain
calm
he
must
show
patience
and
the
greatest
consideration
so
that
his
family
could
bear
the
unpleasantness
that
he
in
his
present
condition
was
forced
to
impose
on
them
Gregor
soon
had
the
opportunity
to
test
the
strength
of
his
decisions
as
early
the
next
morning
almost
before
the
night
had
ended
his
sister
nearly
fully
dressed
opened
the
door
from
the
front
room
and
looked
anxiously
in
She
did
not
see
him
straight
away
but
when
she
did
notice
him
under
the
couch
he
had
to
be
somewhere
for
God
s
sake
he
couldn
t
have
flown
away
she
was
so
shocked
that
she
lost
control
of
herself
and
slammed
the
door
shut
again
from
outside
But
she
seemed
to
regret
her
behaviour
as
she
opened
the
door
again
straight
away
and
came
in
on
tip
toe
as
if
entering
the
room
of
someone
seriously
ill
or
even
of
a
stranger
Gregor
had
pushed
his
head
forward
right
to
the
edge
of
the
couch
and
watched
her
Would
she
notice
that
he
had
left
the
milk
as
it
was
realise
that
it
was
not
from
any
lack
of
hunger
and
bring
him
in
some
other
food
that
was
more
suitable
If
she
didn
t
do
it
herself
he
would
rather
go
hungry
than
draw
her
attention
to
it
although
he
did
feel
a
terrible
urge
to
rush
forward
from
under
the
couch
throw
himself
at
his
sister
s
feet
and
beg
her
for
something
good
to
eat
However
his
sister
noticed
the
full
dish
immediately
and
looked
at
it
and
the
few
drops
of
milk
splashed
around
it
with
some
surprise
She
immediately
picked
it
up
using
a
rag
not
her
bare
hands
and
carried
it
out
Gregor
was
extremely
curious
as
to
what
she
would
bring
in
its
place
imagining
the
wildest
possibilities
but
he
never
could
have
guessed
what
his
sister
in
her
goodness
actually
did
bring
In
order
to
test
his
taste
she
brought
him
a
whole
selection
of
things
all
spread
out
on
an
old
newspaper
There
were
old
half
rotten
vegetables
bones
from
the
evening
meal
covered
in
white
sauce
that
had
gone
hard
a
few
raisins
and
almonds
some
cheese
that
Gregor
had
declared
inedible
two
days
before
a
dry
roll
and
some
bread
spread
with
butter
and
salt
As
well
as
all
that
she
had
poured
some
water
into
the
dish
which
had
probably
been
permanently
set
aside
for
Gregor
s
use
and
placed
it
beside
them
Then
out
of
consideration
for
Gregor
s
feelings
as
she
knew
that
he
would
not
eat
in
front
of
her
she
hurried
out
again
and
even
turned
the
key
in
the
lock
so
that
Gregor
would
know
he
could
make
things
as
comfortable
for
himself
as
he
liked
Gregor
s
little
legs
whirred
at
last
he
could
eat
What
s
more
his
injuries
must
already
have
completely
healed
as
he
found
no
difficulty
in
moving
This
amazed
him
as
more
than
a
month
earlier
he
had
cut
his
finger
slightly
with
a
knife
he
thought
of
how
his
finger
had
still
hurt
the
day
before
yesterday
Am
I
less
sensitive
than
I
used
to
be
then
he
thought
and
was
already
sucking
greedily
at
the
cheese
which
had
immediately
almost
compellingly
attracted
him
much
more
than
the
other
foods
on
the
newspaper
Quickly
one
after
another
his
eyes
watering
with
pleasure
he
consumed
the
cheese
the
vegetables
and
the
sauce
the
fresh
foods
on
the
other
hand
he
didn
t
like
at
all
and
even
dragged
the
things
he
did
want
to
eat
a
little
way
away
from
them
because
he
couldn
t
stand
the
smell
Long
after
he
had
finished
eating
and
lay
lethargic
in
the
same
place
his
sister
slowly
turned
the
key
in
the
lock
as
a
sign
to
him
that
he
should
withdraw
He
was
immediately
startled
although
he
had
been
half
asleep
and
he
hurried
back
under
the
couch
But
he
needed
great
self
control
to
stay
there
even
for
the
short
time
that
his
sister
was
in
the
room
as
eating
so
much
food
had
rounded
out
his
body
a
little
and
he
could
hardly
breathe
in
that
narrow
space
Half
suffocating
he
watched
with
bulging
eyes
as
his
sister
unselfconsciously
took
a
broom
and
swept
up
the
left
overs
mixing
them
in
with
the
food
he
had
not
even
touched
at
all
as
if
it
could
not
be
used
any
more
She
quickly
dropped
it
all
into
a
bin
closed
it
with
its
wooden
lid
and
carried
everything
out
She
had
hardly
turned
her
back
before
Gregor
came
out
again
from
under
the
couch
and
stretched
himself
This
was
how
Gregor
received
his
food
each
day
now
once
in
the
morning
while
his
parents
and
the
maid
were
still
asleep
and
the
second
time
after
everyone
had
eaten
their
meal
at
midday
as
his
parents
would
sleep
for
a
little
while
then
as
well
and
Gregor
s
sister
would
send
the
maid
away
on
some
errand
Gregor
s
father
and
mother
certainly
did
not
want
him
to
starve
either
but
perhaps
it
would
have
been
more
than
they
could
stand
to
have
any
more
experience
of
his
feeding
than
being
told
about
it
and
perhaps
his
sister
wanted
to
spare
them
what
distress
she
could
as
they
were
indeed
suffering
enough
It
was
impossible
for
Gregor
to
find
out
what
they
had
told
the
doctor
and
the
locksmith
that
first
morning
to
get
them
out
of
the
flat
As
nobody
could
understand
him
nobody
not
even
his
sister
thought
that
he
could
understand
them
so
he
had
to
be
content
to
hear
his
sister
s
sighs
and
appeals
to
the
saints
as
she
moved
about
his
room
It
was
only
later
when
she
had
become
a
little
more
used
to
everything
there
was
of
course
no
question
of
her
ever
becoming
fully
used
to
the
situation
that
Gregor
would
sometimes
catch
a
friendly
comment
or
at
least
a
comment
that
could
be
construed
as
friendly
He
s
enjoyed
his
dinner
today
she
might
say
when
he
had
diligently
cleared
away
all
the
food
left
for
him
or
if
he
left
most
of
it
which
slowly
became
more
and
more
frequent
she
would
often
say
sadly
now
everything
s
just
been
left
there
again
Although
Gregor
wasn
t
able
to
hear
any
news
directly
he
did
listen
to
much
of
what
was
said
in
the
next
rooms
and
whenever
he
heard
anyone
speaking
he
would
scurry
straight
to
the
appropriate
door
and
press
his
whole
body
against
it
There
was
seldom
any
conversation
especially
at
first
that
was
not
about
him
in
some
way
even
if
only
in
secret
For
two
whole
days
all
the
talk
at
every
mealtime
was
about
what
they
should
do
now
but
even
between
meals
they
spoke
about
the
same
subject
as
there
were
always
at
least
two
members
of
the
family
at
home
nobody
wanted
to
be
at
home
by
themselves
and
it
was
out
of
the
question
to
leave
the
flat
entirely
empty
And
on
the
very
first
day
the
maid
had
fallen
to
her
knees
and
begged
Gregor
s
mother
to
let
her
go
without
delay
It
was
not
very
clear
how
much
she
knew
of
what
had
happened
but
she
left
within
a
quarter
of
an
hour
tearfully
thanking
Gregor
s
mother
for
her
dismissal
as
if
she
had
done
her
an
enormous
service
She
even
swore
emphatically
not
to
tell
anyone
the
slightest
about
what
had
happened
even
though
no
one
had
asked
that
of
her
Now
Gregor
s
sister
also
had
to
help
his
mother
with
the
cooking
although
that
was
not
so
much
bother
as
no
one
ate
very
much
Gregor
often
heard
how
one
of
them
would
unsuccessfully
urge
another
to
eat
and
receive
no
more
answer
than
no
thanks
I
ve
had
enough
or
something
similar
No
one
drank
very
much
either
His
sister
would
sometimes
ask
his
father
whether
he
would
like
a
beer
hoping
for
the
chance
to
go
and
fetch
it
herself
When
his
father
then
said
nothing
she
would
add
so
that
he
would
not
feel
selfish
that
she
could
send
the
housekeeper
for
it
but
then
his
father
would
close
the
matter
with
a
big
loud
No
and
no
more
would
be
said
Even
before
the
first
day
had
come
to
an
end
his
father
had
explained
to
Gregor
s
mother
and
sister
what
their
finances
and
prospects
were
Now
and
then
he
stood
up
from
the
table
and
took
some
receipt
or
document
from
the
little
cash
box
he
had
saved
from
his
business
when
it
had
collapsed
five
years
earlier
Gregor
heard
how
he
opened
the
complicated
lock
and
then
closed
it
again
after
he
had
taken
the
item
he
wanted
What
he
heard
his
father
say
was
some
of
the
first
good
news
that
Gregor
heard
since
he
had
first
been
incarcerated
in
his
room
He
had
thought
that
nothing
at
all
remained
from
his
father
s
business
at
least
he
had
never
told
him
anything
different
and
Gregor
had
never
asked
him
about
it
anyway
Their
business
misfortune
had
reduced
the
family
to
a
state
of
total
despair
and
Gregor
s
only
concern
at
that
time
had
been
to
arrange
things
so
that
they
could
all
forget
about
it
as
quickly
as
possible
So
then
he
started
working
especially
hard
with
a
fiery
vigour
that
raised
him
from
a
junior
salesman
to
a
travelling
representative
almost
overnight
bringing
with
it
the
chance
to
earn
money
in
quite
different
ways
Gregor
converted
his
success
at
work
straight
into
cash
that
he
could
lay
on
the
table
at
home
for
the
benefit
of
his
astonished
and
delighted
family
They
had
been
good
times
and
they
had
never
come
again
at
least
not
with
the
same
splendour
even
though
Gregor
had
later
earned
so
much
that
he
was
in
a
position
to
bear
the
costs
of
the
whole
family
and
did
bear
them
They
had
even
got
used
to
it
both
Gregor
and
the
family
they
took
the
money
with
gratitude
and
he
was
glad
to
provide
it
although
there
was
no
longer
much
warm
affection
given
in
return
Gregor
only
remained
close
to
his
sister
now
Unlike
him
she
was
very
fond
of
music
and
a
gifted
and
expressive
violinist
it
was
his
secret
plan
to
send
her
to
the
conservatory
next
year
even
though
it
would
cause
great
expense
that
would
have
to
be
made
up
for
in
some
other
way
During
Gregor
s
short
periods
in
town
conversation
with
his
sister
would
often
turn
to
the
conservatory
but
it
was
only
ever
mentioned
as
a
lovely
dream
that
could
never
be
realised
Their
parents
did
not
like
to
hear
this
innocent
talk
but
Gregor
thought
about
it
quite
hard
and
decided
he
would
let
them
know
what
he
planned
with
a
grand
announcement
of
it
on
Christmas
day
That
was
the
sort
of
totally
pointless
thing
that
went
through
his
mind
in
his
present
state
pressed
upright
against
the
door
and
listening
There
were
times
when
he
simply
became
too
tired
to
continue
listening
when
his
head
would
fall
wearily
against
the
door
and
he
would
pull
it
up
again
with
a
start
as
even
the
slightest
noise
he
caused
would
be
heard
next
door
and
they
would
all
go
silent
What
s
that
he
s
doing
now
his
father
would
say
after
a
while
clearly
having
gone
over
to
the
door
and
only
then
would
the
interrupted
conversation
slowly
be
taken
up
again
When
explaining
things
his
father
repeated
himself
several
times
partly
because
it
was
a
long
time
since
he
had
been
occupied
with
these
matters
himself
and
partly
because
Gregor
s
mother
did
not
understand
everything
first
time
From
these
repeated
explanations
Gregor
learned
to
his
pleasure
that
despite
all
their
misfortunes
there
was
still
some
money
available
from
the
old
days
It
was
not
a
lot
but
it
had
not
been
touched
in
the
meantime
and
some
interest
had
accumulated
Besides
that
they
had
not
been
using
up
all
the
money
that
Gregor
had
been
bringing
home
every
month
keeping
only
a
little
for
himself
so
that
that
too
had
been
accumulating
Behind
the
door
Gregor
nodded
with
enthusiasm
in
his
pleasure
at
this
unexpected
thrift
and
caution
He
could
actually
have
used
this
surplus
money
to
reduce
his
father
s
debt
to
his
boss
and
the
day
when
he
could
have
freed
himself
from
that
job
would
have
come
much
closer
but
now
it
was
certainly
better
the
way
his
father
had
done
things
This
money
however
was
certainly
not
enough
to
enable
the
family
to
live
off
the
interest
it
was
enough
to
maintain
them
for
perhaps
one
or
two
years
no
more
That
s
to
say
it
was
money
that
should
not
really
be
touched
but
set
aside
for
emergencies
money
to
live
on
had
to
be
earned
His
father
was
healthy
but
old
and
lacking
in
self
confidence
During
the
five
years
that
he
had
not
been
working
the
first
holiday
in
a
life
that
had
been
full
of
strain
and
no
success
he
had
put
on
a
lot
of
weight
and
become
very
slow
and
clumsy
Would
Gregor
s
elderly
mother
now
have
to
go
and
earn
money
She
suffered
from
asthma
and
it
was
a
strain
for
her
just
to
move
about
the
home
every
other
day
would
be
spent
struggling
for
breath
on
the
sofa
by
the
open
window
Would
his
sister
have
to
go
and
earn
money
She
was
still
a
child
of
seventeen
her
life
up
till
then
had
been
very
enviable
consisting
of
wearing
nice
clothes
sleeping
late
helping
out
in
the
business
joining
in
with
a
few
modest
pleasures
and
most
of
all
playing
the
violin
Whenever
they
began
to
talk
of
the
need
to
earn
money
Gregor
would
always
first
let
go
of
the
door
and
then
throw
himself
onto
the
cool
leather
sofa
next
to
it
as
he
became
quite
hot
with
shame
and
regret
He
would
often
lie
there
the
whole
night
through
not
sleeping
a
wink
but
scratching
at
the
leather
for
hours
on
end
Or
he
might
go
to
all
the
effort
of
pushing
a
chair
to
the
window
climbing
up
onto
the
sill
and
propped
up
in
the
chair
leaning
on
the
window
to
stare
out
of
it
He
had
used
to
feel
a
great
sense
of
freedom
from
doing
this
but
doing
it
now
was
obviously
something
more
remembered
than
experienced
as
what
he
actually
saw
in
this
way
was
becoming
less
distinct
every
day
even
things
that
were
quite
near
he
had
used
to
curse
the
ever
present
view
of
the
hospital
across
the
street
but
now
he
could
not
see
it
at
all
and
if
he
had
not
known
that
he
lived
in
Charlottenstrasse
which
was
a
quiet
street
despite
being
in
the
middle
of
the
city
he
could
have
thought
that
he
was
looking
out
the
window
at
a
barren
waste
where
the
grey
sky
and
the
grey
earth
mingled
inseparably
His
observant
sister
only
needed
to
notice
the
chair
twice
before
she
would
always
push
it
back
to
its
exact
position
by
the
window
after
she
had
tidied
up
the
room
and
even
left
the
inner
pane
of
the
window
open
from
then
on
If
Gregor
had
only
been
able
to
speak
to
his
sister
and
thank
her
for
all
that
she
had
to
do
for
him
it
would
have
been
easier
for
him
to
bear
it
but
as
it
was
it
caused
him
pain
His
sister
naturally
tried
as
far
as
possible
to
pretend
there
was
nothing
burdensome
about
it
and
the
longer
it
went
on
of
course
the
better
she
was
able
to
do
so
but
as
time
went
by
Gregor
was
also
able
to
see
through
it
all
so
much
better
It
had
even
become
very
unpleasant
for
him
now
whenever
she
entered
the
room
No
sooner
had
she
come
in
than
she
would
quickly
close
the
door
as
a
precaution
so
that
no
one
would
have
to
suffer
the
view
into
Gregor
s
room
then
she
would
go
straight
to
the
window
and
pull
it
hurriedly
open
almost
as
if
she
were
suffocating
Even
if
it
was
cold
she
would
stay
at
the
window
breathing
deeply
for
a
little
while
She
would
alarm
Gregor
twice
a
day
with
this
running
about
and
noise
making
he
would
stay
under
the
couch
shivering
the
whole
while
knowing
full
well
that
she
would
certainly
have
liked
to
spare
him
this
ordeal
but
it
was
impossible
for
her
to
be
in
the
same
room
with
him
with
the
windows
closed
One
day
about
a
month
after
Gregor
s
transformation
when
his
sister
no
longer
had
any
particular
reason
to
be
shocked
at
his
appearance
she
came
into
the
room
a
little
earlier
than
usual
and
found
him
still
staring
out
the
window
motionless
and
just
where
he
would
be
most
horrible
In
itself
his
sister
s
not
coming
into
the
room
would
have
been
no
surprise
for
Gregor
as
it
would
have
been
difficult
for
her
to
immediately
open
the
window
while
he
was
still
there
but
not
only
did
she
not
come
in
she
went
straight
back
and
closed
the
door
behind
her
a
stranger
would
have
thought
he
had
threatened
her
and
tried
to
bite
her
Gregor
went
straight
to
hide
himself
under
the
couch
of
course
but
he
had
to
wait
until
midday
before
his
sister
came
back
and
she
seemed
much
more
uneasy
than
usual
It
made
him
realise
that
she
still
found
his
appearance
unbearable
and
would
continue
to
do
so
she
probably
even
had
to
overcome
the
urge
to
flee
when
she
saw
the
little
bit
of
him
that
protruded
from
under
the
couch
One
day
in
order
to
spare
her
even
this
sight
he
spent
four
hours
carrying
the
bedsheet
over
to
the
couch
on
his
back
and
arranged
it
so
that
he
was
completely
covered
and
his
sister
would
not
be
able
to
see
him
even
if
she
bent
down
If
she
did
not
think
this
sheet
was
necessary
then
all
she
had
to
do
was
take
it
off
again
as
it
was
clear
enough
that
it
was
no
pleasure
for
Gregor
to
cut
himself
off
so
completely
She
left
the
sheet
where
it
was
Gregor
even
thought
he
glimpsed
a
look
of
gratitude
one
time
when
he
carefully
looked
out
from
under
the
sheet
to
see
how
his
sister
liked
the
new
arrangement
For
the
first
fourteen
days
Gregor
s
parents
could
not
bring
themselves
to
come
into
the
room
to
see
him
He
would
often
hear
them
say
how
they
appreciated
all
the
new
work
his
sister
was
doing
even
though
before
they
had
seen
her
as
a
girl
who
was
somewhat
useless
and
frequently
been
annoyed
with
her
But
now
the
two
of
them
father
and
mother
would
often
both
wait
outside
the
door
of
Gregor
s
room
while
his
sister
tidied
up
in
there
and
as
soon
as
she
went
out
again
she
would
have
to
tell
them
exactly
how
everything
looked
what
Gregor
had
eaten
how
he
had
behaved
this
time
and
whether
perhaps
any
slight
improvement
could
be
seen
His
mother
also
wanted
to
go
in
and
visit
Gregor
relatively
soon
but
his
father
and
sister
at
first
persuaded
her
against
it
Gregor
listened
very
closely
to
all
this
and
approved
fully
Later
though
she
had
to
be
held
back
by
force
which
made
her
call
out
Let
me
go
and
see
Gregor
he
is
my
unfortunate
son
Can
t
you
understand
I
have
to
see
him
and
Gregor
would
think
to
himself
that
maybe
it
would
be
better
if
his
mother
came
in
not
every
day
of
course
but
one
day
a
week
perhaps
she
could
understand
everything
much
better
than
his
sister
who
for
all
her
courage
was
still
just
a
child
after
all
and
really
might
not
have
had
an
adult
s
appreciation
of
the
burdensome
job
she
had
taken
on
Gregor
s
wish
to
see
his
mother
was
soon
realised
Out
of
consideration
for
his
parents
Gregor
wanted
to
avoid
being
seen
at
the
window
during
the
day
the
few
square
meters
of
the
floor
did
not
give
him
much
room
to
crawl
about
it
was
hard
to
just
lie
quietly
through
the
night
his
food
soon
stopped
giving
him
any
pleasure
at
all
and
so
to
entertain
himself
he
got
into
the
habit
of
crawling
up
and
down
the
walls
and
ceiling
He
was
especially
fond
of
hanging
from
the
ceiling
it
was
quite
different
from
lying
on
the
floor
he
could
breathe
more
freely
his
body
had
a
light
swing
to
it
and
up
there
relaxed
and
almost
happy
it
might
happen
that
he
would
surprise
even
himself
by
letting
go
of
the
ceiling
and
landing
on
the
floor
with
a
crash
But
now
of
course
he
had
far
better
control
of
his
body
than
before
and
even
with
a
fall
as
great
as
that
caused
himself
no
damage
Very
soon
his
sister
noticed
Gregor
s
new
way
of
entertaining
himself
he
had
after
all
left
traces
of
the
adhesive
from
his
feet
as
he
crawled
about
and
got
it
into
her
head
to
make
it
as
easy
as
possible
for
him
by
removing
the
furniture
that
got
in
his
way
especially
the
chest
of
drawers
and
the
desk
Now
this
was
not
something
that
she
would
be
able
to
do
by
herself
she
did
not
dare
to
ask
for
help
from
her
father
the
sixteen
year
old
maid
had
carried
on
bravely
since
the
cook
had
left
but
she
certainly
would
not
have
helped
in
this
she
had
even
asked
to
be
allowed
to
keep
the
kitchen
locked
at
all
times
and
never
to
have
to
open
the
door
unless
it
was
especially
important
so
his
sister
had
no
choice
but
to
choose
some
time
when
Gregor
s
father
was
not
there
and
fetch
his
mother
to
help
her
As
she
approached
the
room
Gregor
could
hear
his
mother
express
her
joy
but
once
at
the
door
she
went
silent
First
of
course
his
sister
came
in
and
looked
round
to
see
that
everything
in
the
room
was
alright
and
only
then
did
she
let
her
mother
enter
Gregor
had
hurriedly
pulled
the
sheet
down
lower
over
the
couch
and
put
more
folds
into
it
so
that
everything
really
looked
as
if
it
had
just
been
thrown
down
by
chance
Gregor
also
refrained
this
time
from
spying
out
from
under
the
sheet
he
gave
up
the
chance
to
see
his
mother
until
later
and
was
simply
glad
that
she
had
come
You
can
come
in
he
can
t
be
seen
said
his
sister
obviously
leading
her
in
by
the
hand
The
old
chest
of
drawers
was
too
heavy
for
a
pair
of
feeble
women
to
be
heaving
about
but
Gregor
listened
as
they
pushed
it
from
its
place
his
sister
always
taking
on
the
heaviest
part
of
the
work
for
herself
and
ignoring
her
mother
s
warnings
that
she
would
strain
herself
This
lasted
a
very
long
time
After
labouring
at
it
for
fifteen
minutes
or
more
his
mother
said
it
would
be
better
to
leave
the
chest
where
it
was
for
one
thing
it
was
too
heavy
for
them
to
get
the
job
finished
before
Gregor
s
father
got
home
and
leaving
it
in
the
middle
of
the
room
it
would
be
in
his
way
even
more
and
for
another
thing
it
wasn
t
even
sure
that
taking
the
furniture
away
would
really
be
any
help
to
him
She
thought
just
the
opposite
the
sight
of
the
bare
walls
saddened
her
right
to
her
heart
and
why
wouldn
t
Gregor
feel
the
same
way
about
it
he
d
been
used
to
this
furniture
in
his
room
for
a
long
time
and
it
would
make
him
feel
abandoned
to
be
in
an
empty
room
like
that
Then
quietly
almost
whispering
as
if
wanting
Gregor
whose
whereabouts
she
did
not
know
to
hear
not
even
the
tone
of
her
voice
as
she
was
convinced
that
he
did
not
understand
her
words
she
added
and
by
taking
the
furniture
away
won
t
it
seem
like
we
re
showing
that
we
ve
given
up
all
hope
of
improvement
and
we
re
abandoning
him
to
cope
for
himself
I
think
it
d
be
best
to
leave
the
room
exactly
the
way
it
was
before
so
that
when
Gregor
comes
back
to
us
again
he
ll
find
everything
unchanged
and
he
ll
be
able
to
forget
the
time
in
between
all
the
easier
Hearing
these
words
from
his
mother
made
Gregor
realise
that
the
lack
of
any
direct
human
communication
along
with
the
monotonous
life
led
by
the
family
during
these
two
months
must
have
made
him
confused
he
could
think
of
no
other
way
of
explaining
to
himself
why
he
had
seriously
wanted
his
room
emptied
out
Had
he
really
wanted
to
transform
his
room
into
a
cave
a
warm
room
fitted
out
with
the
nice
furniture
he
had
inherited
That
would
have
let
him
crawl
around
unimpeded
in
any
direction
but
it
would
also
have
let
him
quickly
forget
his
past
when
he
had
still
been
human
He
had
come
very
close
to
forgetting
and
it
had
only
been
the
voice
of
his
mother
unheard
for
so
long
that
had
shaken
him
out
of
it
Nothing
should
be
removed
everything
had
to
stay
he
could
not
do
without
the
good
influence
the
furniture
had
on
his
condition
and
if
the
furniture
made
it
difficult
for
him
to
crawl
about
mindlessly
that
was
not
a
loss
but
a
great
advantage
His
sister
unfortunately
did
not
agree
she
had
become
used
to
the
idea
not
without
reason
that
she
was
Gregor
s
spokesman
to
his
parents
about
the
things
that
concerned
him
This
meant
that
his
mother
s
advice
now
was
sufficient
reason
for
her
to
insist
on
removing
not
only
the
chest
of
drawers
and
the
desk
as
she
had
thought
at
first
but
all
the
furniture
apart
from
the
all
important
couch
It
was
more
than
childish
perversity
of
course
or
the
unexpected
confidence
she
had
recently
acquired
that
made
her
insist
she
had
indeed
noticed
that
Gregor
needed
a
lot
of
room
to
crawl
about
in
whereas
the
furniture
as
far
as
anyone
could
see
was
of
no
use
to
him
at
all
Girls
of
that
age
though
do
become
enthusiastic
about
things
and
feel
they
must
get
their
way
whenever
they
can
Perhaps
this
was
what
tempted
Grete
to
make
Gregor
s
situation
seem
even
more
shocking
than
it
was
so
that
she
could
do
even
more
for
him
Grete
would
probably
be
the
only
one
who
would
dare
enter
a
room
dominated
by
Gregor
crawling
about
the
bare
walls
by
himself
So
she
refused
to
let
her
mother
dissuade
her
Gregor
s
mother
already
looked
uneasy
in
his
room
she
soon
stopped
speaking
and
helped
Gregor
s
sister
to
get
the
chest
of
drawers
out
with
what
strength
she
had
The
chest
of
drawers
was
something
that
Gregor
could
do
without
if
he
had
to
but
the
writing
desk
had
to
stay
Hardly
had
the
two
women
pushed
the
chest
of
drawers
groaning
out
of
the
room
than
Gregor
poked
his
head
out
from
under
the
couch
to
see
what
he
could
do
about
it
He
meant
to
be
as
careful
and
considerate
as
he
could
but
unfortunately
it
was
his
mother
who
came
back
first
while
Grete
in
the
next
room
had
her
arms
round
the
chest
pushing
and
pulling
at
it
from
side
to
side
by
herself
without
of
course
moving
it
an
inch
His
mother
was
not
used
to
the
sight
of
Gregor
he
might
have
made
her
ill
so
Gregor
hurried
backwards
to
the
far
end
of
the
couch
In
his
startlement
though
he
was
not
able
to
prevent
the
sheet
at
its
front
from
moving
a
little
It
was
enough
to
attract
his
mother
s
attention
She
stood
very
still
remained
there
a
moment
and
then
went
back
out
to
Grete
Gregor
kept
trying
to
assure
himself
that
nothing
unusual
was
happening
it
was
just
a
few
pieces
of
furniture
being
moved
after
all
but
he
soon
had
to
admit
that
the
women
going
to
and
fro
their
little
calls
to
each
other
the
scraping
of
the
furniture
on
the
floor
all
these
things
made
him
feel
as
if
he
were
being
assailed
from
all
sides
With
his
head
and
legs
pulled
in
against
him
and
his
body
pressed
to
the
floor
he
was
forced
to
admit
to
himself
that
he
could
not
stand
all
of
this
much
longer
They
were
emptying
his
room
out
taking
away
everything
that
was
dear
to
him
they
had
already
taken
out
the
chest
containing
his
fretsaw
and
other
tools
now
they
threatened
to
remove
the
writing
desk
with
its
place
clearly
worn
into
the
floor
the
desk
where
he
had
done
his
homework
as
a
business
trainee
at
high
school
even
while
he
had
been
at
infant
school
he
really
could
not
wait
any
longer
to
see
whether
the
two
women
s
intentions
were
good
He
had
nearly
forgotten
they
were
there
anyway
as
they
were
now
too
tired
to
say
anything
while
they
worked
and
he
could
only
hear
their
feet
as
they
stepped
heavily
on
the
floor
So
while
the
women
were
leant
against
the
desk
in
the
other
room
catching
their
breath
he
sallied
out
changed
direction
four
times
not
knowing
what
he
should
save
first
before
his
attention
was
suddenly
caught
by
the
picture
on
the
wall
which
was
already
denuded
of
everything
else
that
had
been
on
it
of
the
lady
dressed
in
copious
fur
He
hurried
up
onto
the
picture
and
pressed
himself
against
its
glass
it
held
him
firmly
and
felt
good
on
his
hot
belly
This
picture
at
least
now
totally
covered
by
Gregor
would
certainly
be
taken
away
by
no
one
He
turned
his
head
to
face
the
door
into
the
living
room
so
that
he
could
watch
the
women
when
they
came
back
They
had
not
allowed
themselves
a
long
rest
and
came
back
quite
soon
Grete
had
put
her
arm
around
her
mother
and
was
nearly
carrying
her
What
shall
we
take
now
then
said
Grete
and
looked
around
Her
eyes
met
those
of
Gregor
on
the
wall
Perhaps
only
because
her
mother
was
there
she
remained
calm
bent
her
face
to
her
so
that
she
would
not
look
round
and
said
albeit
hurriedly
and
with
a
tremor
in
her
voice
Come
on
let
s
go
back
in
the
living
room
for
a
while
Gregor
could
see
what
Grete
had
in
mind
she
wanted
to
take
her
mother
somewhere
safe
and
then
chase
him
down
from
the
wall
Well
she
could
certainly
try
it
He
sat
unyielding
on
his
picture
He
would
rather
jump
at
Grete
s
face
But
Grete
s
words
had
made
her
mother
quite
worried
she
stepped
to
one
side
saw
the
enormous
brown
patch
against
the
flowers
of
the
wallpaper
and
before
she
even
realised
it
was
Gregor
that
she
saw
screamed
Oh
God
oh
God
Arms
outstretched
she
fell
onto
the
couch
as
if
she
had
given
up
everything
and
stayed
there
immobile
Gregor
shouted
his
sister
glowering
at
him
and
shaking
her
fist
That
was
the
first
word
she
had
spoken
to
him
directly
since
his
transformation
She
ran
into
the
other
room
to
fetch
some
kind
of
smelling
salts
to
bring
her
mother
out
of
her
faint
Gregor
wanted
to
help
too
he
could
save
his
picture
later
although
he
stuck
fast
to
the
glass
and
had
to
pull
himself
off
by
force
then
he
too
ran
into
the
next
room
as
if
he
could
advise
his
sister
like
in
the
old
days
but
he
had
to
just
stand
behind
her
doing
nothing
she
was
looking
into
various
bottles
he
startled
her
when
she
turned
round
a
bottle
fell
to
the
ground
and
broke
a
splinter
cut
Gregor
s
face
some
kind
of
caustic
medicine
splashed
all
over
him
now
without
delaying
any
longer
Grete
took
hold
of
all
the
bottles
she
could
and
ran
with
them
in
to
her
mother
she
slammed
the
door
shut
with
her
foot
So
now
Gregor
was
shut
out
from
his
mother
who
because
of
him
might
be
near
to
death
he
could
not
open
the
door
if
he
did
not
want
to
chase
his
sister
away
and
she
had
to
stay
with
his
mother
there
was
nothing
for
him
to
do
but
wait
and
oppressed
with
anxiety
and
self
reproach
he
began
to
crawl
about
he
crawled
over
everything
walls
furniture
ceiling
and
finally
in
his
confusion
as
the
whole
room
began
to
spin
around
him
he
fell
down
into
the
middle
of
the
dinner
table
He
lay
there
for
a
while
numb
and
immobile
all
around
him
it
was
quiet
maybe
that
was
a
good
sign
Then
there
was
someone
at
the
door
The
maid
of
course
had
locked
herself
in
her
kitchen
so
that
Grete
would
have
to
go
and
answer
it
His
father
had
arrived
home
What
s
happened
were
his
first
words
Grete
s
appearance
must
have
made
everything
clear
to
him
She
answered
him
with
subdued
voice
and
openly
pressed
her
face
into
his
chest
Mother
s
fainted
but
she
s
better
now
Gregor
got
out
Just
as
I
expected
said
his
father
just
as
I
always
said
but
you
women
wouldn
t
listen
would
you
It
was
clear
to
Gregor
that
Grete
had
not
said
enough
and
that
his
father
took
it
to
mean
that
something
bad
had
happened
that
he
was
responsible
for
some
act
of
violence
That
meant
Gregor
would
now
have
to
try
to
calm
his
father
as
he
did
not
have
the
time
to
explain
things
to
him
even
if
that
had
been
possible
So
he
fled
to
the
door
of
his
room
and
pressed
himself
against
it
so
that
his
father
when
he
came
in
from
the
hall
could
see
straight
away
that
Gregor
had
the
best
intentions
and
would
go
back
into
his
room
without
delay
that
it
would
not
be
necessary
to
drive
him
back
but
that
they
had
only
to
open
the
door
and
he
would
disappear
His
father
though
was
not
in
the
mood
to
notice
subtleties
like
that
Ah
he
shouted
as
he
came
in
sounding
as
if
he
were
both
angry
and
glad
at
the
same
time
Gregor
drew
his
head
back
from
the
door
and
lifted
it
towards
his
father
He
really
had
not
imagined
his
father
the
way
he
stood
there
now
of
late
with
his
new
habit
of
crawling
about
he
had
neglected
to
pay
attention
to
what
was
going
on
the
rest
of
the
flat
the
way
he
had
done
before
He
really
ought
to
have
expected
things
to
have
changed
but
still
still
was
that
really
his
father
The
same
tired
man
as
used
to
be
laying
there
entombed
in
his
bed
when
Gregor
came
back
from
his
business
trips
who
would
receive
him
sitting
in
the
armchair
in
his
nightgown
when
he
came
back
in
the
evenings
who
was
hardly
even
able
to
stand
up
but
as
a
sign
of
his
pleasure
would
just
raise
his
arms
and
who
on
the
couple
of
times
a
year
when
they
went
for
a
walk
together
on
a
Sunday
or
public
holiday
wrapped
up
tightly
in
his
overcoat
between
Gregor
and
his
mother
would
always
labour
his
way
forward
a
little
more
slowly
than
them
who
were
already
walking
slowly
for
his
sake
who
would
place
his
stick
down
carefully
and
if
he
wanted
to
say
something
would
invariably
stop
and
gather
his
companions
around
him
He
was
standing
up
straight
enough
now
dressed
in
a
smart
blue
uniform
with
gold
buttons
the
sort
worn
by
the
employees
at
the
banking
institute
above
the
high
stiff
collar
of
the
coat
his
strong
double
chin
emerged
under
the
bushy
eyebrows
his
piercing
dark
eyes
looked
out
fresh
and
alert
his
normally
unkempt
white
hair
was
combed
down
painfully
close
to
his
scalp
He
took
his
cap
with
its
gold
monogram
from
probably
some
bank
and
threw
it
in
an
arc
right
across
the
room
onto
the
sofa
put
his
hands
in
his
trouser
pockets
pushing
back
the
bottom
of
his
long
uniform
coat
and
with
look
of
determination
walked
towards
Gregor
He
probably
did
not
even
know
himself
what
he
had
in
mind
but
nonetheless
lifted
his
feet
unusually
high
Gregor
was
amazed
at
the
enormous
size
of
the
soles
of
his
boots
but
wasted
no
time
with
that
he
knew
full
well
right
from
the
first
day
of
his
new
life
that
his
father
thought
it
necessary
to
always
be
extremely
strict
with
him
And
so
he
ran
up
to
his
father
stopped
when
his
father
stopped
scurried
forwards
again
when
he
moved
even
slightly
In
this
way
they
went
round
the
room
several
times
without
anything
decisive
happening
without
even
giving
the
impression
of
a
chase
as
everything
went
so
slowly
Gregor
remained
all
this
time
on
the
floor
largely
because
he
feared
his
father
might
see
it
as
especially
provoking
if
he
fled
onto
the
wall
or
ceiling
Whatever
he
did
Gregor
had
to
admit
that
he
certainly
would
not
be
able
to
keep
up
this
running
about
for
long
as
for
each
step
his
father
took
he
had
to
carry
out
countless
movements
He
became
noticeably
short
of
breath
even
in
his
earlier
life
his
lungs
had
not
been
very
reliable
Now
as
he
lurched
about
in
his
efforts
to
muster
all
the
strength
he
could
for
running
he
could
hardly
keep
his
eyes
open
his
thoughts
became
too
slow
for
him
to
think
of
any
other
way
of
saving
himself
than
running
he
almost
forgot
that
the
walls
were
there
for
him
to
use
although
here
they
were
concealed
behind
carefully
carved
furniture
full
of
notches
and
protrusions
then
right
beside
him
lightly
tossed
something
flew
down
and
rolled
in
front
of
him
It
was
an
apple
then
another
one
immediately
flew
at
him
Gregor
froze
in
shock
there
was
no
longer
any
point
in
running
as
his
father
had
decided
to
bombard
him
He
had
filled
his
pockets
with
fruit
from
the
bowl
on
the
sideboard
and
now
without
even
taking
the
time
for
careful
aim
threw
one
apple
after
another
These
little
red
apples
rolled
about
on
the
floor
knocking
into
each
other
as
if
they
had
electric
motors
An
apple
thrown
without
much
force
glanced
against
Gregor
s
back
and
slid
off
without
doing
any
harm
Another
one
however
immediately
following
it
hit
squarely
and
lodged
in
his
back
Gregor
wanted
to
drag
himself
away
as
if
he
could
remove
the
surprising
the
incredible
pain
by
changing
his
position
but
he
felt
as
if
nailed
to
the
spot
and
spread
himself
out
all
his
senses
in
confusion
The
last
thing
he
saw
was
the
door
of
his
room
being
pulled
open
his
sister
was
screaming
his
mother
ran
out
in
front
of
her
in
her
blouse
as
his
sister
had
taken
off
some
of
her
clothes
after
she
had
fainted
to
make
it
easier
for
her
to
breathe
she
ran
to
his
father
her
skirts
unfastened
and
sliding
one
after
another
to
the
ground
stumbling
over
the
skirts
she
pushed
herself
to
his
father
her
arms
around
him
uniting
herself
with
him
totally
now
Gregor
lost
his
ability
to
see
anything
her
hands
behind
his
father
s
head
begging
him
to
spare
Gregor
s
life
III
No
one
dared
to
remove
the
apple
lodged
in
Gregor
s
flesh
so
it
remained
there
as
a
visible
reminder
of
his
injury
He
had
suffered
it
there
for
more
than
a
month
and
his
condition
seemed
serious
enough
to
remind
even
his
father
that
Gregor
despite
his
current
sad
and
revolting
form
was
a
family
member
who
could
not
be
treated
as
an
enemy
On
the
contrary
as
a
family
there
was
a
duty
to
swallow
any
revulsion
for
him
and
to
be
patient
just
to
be
patient
Because
of
his
injuries
Gregor
had
lost
much
of
his
mobility
probably
permanently
He
had
been
reduced
to
the
condition
of
an
ancient
invalid
and
it
took
him
long
long
minutes
to
crawl
across
his
room
crawling
over
the
ceiling
was
out
of
the
question
but
this
deterioration
in
his
condition
was
fully
in
his
opinion
made
up
for
by
the
door
to
the
living
room
being
left
open
every
evening
He
got
into
the
habit
of
closely
watching
it
for
one
or
two
hours
before
it
was
opened
and
then
lying
in
the
darkness
of
his
room
where
he
could
not
be
seen
from
the
living
room
he
could
watch
the
family
in
the
light
of
the
dinner
table
and
listen
to
their
conversation
with
everyone
s
permission
in
a
way
and
thus
quite
differently
from
before
They
no
longer
held
the
lively
conversations
of
earlier
times
of
course
the
ones
that
Gregor
always
thought
about
with
longing
when
he
was
tired
and
getting
into
the
damp
bed
in
some
small
hotel
room
All
of
them
were
usually
very
quiet
nowadays
Soon
after
dinner
his
father
would
go
to
sleep
in
his
chair
his
mother
and
sister
would
urge
each
other
to
be
quiet
his
mother
bent
deeply
under
the
lamp
would
sew
fancy
underwear
for
a
fashion
shop
his
sister
who
had
taken
a
sales
job
learned
shorthand
and
French
in
the
evenings
so
that
she
might
be
able
to
get
a
better
position
later
on
Sometimes
his
father
would
wake
up
and
say
to
Gregor
s
mother
you
re
doing
so
much
sewing
again
today
as
if
he
did
not
know
that
he
had
been
dozing
and
then
he
would
go
back
to
sleep
again
while
mother
and
sister
would
exchange
a
tired
grin
With
a
kind
of
stubbornness
Gregor
s
father
refused
to
take
his
uniform
off
even
at
home
while
his
nightgown
hung
unused
on
its
peg
Gregor
s
father
would
slumber
where
he
was
fully
dressed
as
if
always
ready
to
serve
and
expecting
to
hear
the
voice
of
his
superior
even
here
The
uniform
had
not
been
new
to
start
with
but
as
a
result
of
this
it
slowly
became
even
shabbier
despite
the
efforts
of
Gregor
s
mother
and
sister
to
look
after
it
Gregor
would
often
spend
the
whole
evening
looking
at
all
the
stains
on
this
coat
with
its
gold
buttons
always
kept
polished
and
shiny
while
the
old
man
in
it
would
sleep
highly
uncomfortable
but
peaceful
As
soon
as
it
struck
ten
Gregor
s
mother
would
speak
gently
to
his
father
to
wake
him
and
try
to
persuade
him
to
go
to
bed
as
he
couldn
t
sleep
properly
where
he
was
and
he
really
had
to
get
his
sleep
if
he
was
to
be
up
at
six
to
get
to
work
But
since
he
had
been
in
work
he
had
become
more
obstinate
and
would
always
insist
on
staying
longer
at
the
table
even
though
he
regularly
fell
asleep
and
it
was
then
harder
than
ever
to
persuade
him
to
exchange
the
chair
for
his
bed
Then
however
much
mother
and
sister
would
importune
him
with
little
reproaches
and
warnings
he
would
keep
slowly
shaking
his
head
for
a
quarter
of
an
hour
with
his
eyes
closed
and
refusing
to
get
up
Gregor
s
mother
would
tug
at
his
sleeve
whisper
endearments
into
his
ear
Gregor
s
sister
would
leave
her
work
to
help
her
mother
but
nothing
would
have
any
effect
on
him
He
would
just
sink
deeper
into
his
chair
Only
when
the
two
women
took
him
under
the
arms
he
would
abruptly
open
his
eyes
look
at
them
one
after
the
other
and
say
What
a
life
This
is
what
peace
I
get
in
my
old
age
And
supported
by
the
two
women
he
would
lift
himself
up
carefully
as
if
he
were
carrying
the
greatest
load
himself
let
the
women
take
him
to
the
door
send
them
off
and
carry
on
by
himself
while
Gregor
s
mother
would
throw
down
her
needle
and
his
sister
her
pen
so
that
they
could
run
after
his
father
and
continue
being
of
help
to
him
Who
in
this
tired
and
overworked
family
would
have
had
time
to
give
more
attention
to
Gregor
than
was
absolutely
necessary
The
household
budget
became
even
smaller
so
now
the
maid
was
dismissed
an
enormous
thick
boned
charwoman
with
white
hair
that
flapped
around
her
head
came
every
morning
and
evening
to
do
the
heaviest
work
everything
else
was
looked
after
by
Gregor
s
mother
on
top
of
the
large
amount
of
sewing
work
she
did
Gregor
even
learned
listening
to
the
evening
conversation
about
what
price
they
had
hoped
for
that
several
items
of
jewellery
belonging
to
the
family
had
been
sold
even
though
both
mother
and
sister
had
been
very
fond
of
wearing
them
at
functions
and
celebrations
But
the
loudest
complaint
was
that
although
the
flat
was
much
too
big
for
their
present
circumstances
they
could
not
move
out
of
it
there
was
no
imaginable
way
of
transferring
Gregor
to
the
new
address
He
could
see
quite
well
though
that
there
were
more
reasons
than
consideration
for
him
that
made
it
difficult
for
them
to
move
it
would
have
been
quite
easy
to
transport
him
in
any
suitable
crate
with
a
few
air
holes
in
it
the
main
thing
holding
the
family
back
from
their
decision
to
move
was
much
more
to
do
with
their
total
despair
and
the
thought
that
they
had
been
struck
with
a
misfortune
unlike
anything
experienced
by
anyone
else
they
knew
or
were
related
to
They
carried
out
absolutely
everything
that
the
world
expects
from
poor
people
Gregor
s
father
brought
bank
employees
their
breakfast
his
mother
sacrificed
herself
by
washing
clothes
for
strangers
his
sister
ran
back
and
forth
behind
her
desk
at
the
behest
of
the
customers
but
they
just
did
not
have
the
strength
to
do
any
more
And
the
injury
in
Gregor
s
back
began
to
hurt
as
much
as
when
it
was
new
After
they
had
come
back
from
taking
his
father
to
bed
Gregor
s
mother
and
sister
would
now
leave
their
work
where
it
was
and
sit
close
together
cheek
to
cheek
his
mother
would
point
to
Gregor
s
room
and
say
Close
that
door
Grete
and
then
when
he
was
in
the
dark
again
they
would
sit
in
the
next
room
and
their
tears
would
mingle
or
they
would
simply
sit
there
staring
dry
eyed
at
the
table
Gregor
hardly
slept
at
all
either
night
or
day
Sometimes
he
would
think
of
taking
over
the
family
s
affairs
just
like
before
the
next
time
the
door
was
opened
he
had
long
forgotten
about
his
boss
and
the
chief
clerk
but
they
would
appear
again
in
his
thoughts
the
salesmen
and
the
apprentices
that
stupid
teaboy
two
or
three
friends
from
other
businesses
one
of
the
chambermaids
from
a
provincial
hotel
a
tender
memory
that
appeared
and
disappeared
again
a
cashier
from
a
hat
shop
for
whom
his
attention
had
been
serious
but
too
slow
all
of
them
appeared
to
him
mixed
together
with
strangers
and
others
he
had
forgotten
but
instead
of
helping
him
and
his
family
they
were
all
of
them
inaccessible
and
he
was
glad
when
they
disappeared
Other
times
he
was
not
at
all
in
the
mood
to
look
after
his
family
he
was
filled
with
simple
rage
about
the
lack
of
attention
he
was
shown
and
although
he
could
think
of
nothing
he
would
have
wanted
he
made
plans
of
how
he
could
get
into
the
pantry
where
he
could
take
all
the
things
he
was
entitled
to
even
if
he
was
not
hungry
Gregor
s
sister
no
longer
thought
about
how
she
could
please
him
but
would
hurriedly
push
some
food
or
other
into
his
room
with
her
foot
before
she
rushed
out
to
work
in
the
morning
and
at
midday
and
in
the
evening
she
would
sweep
it
away
again
with
the
broom
indifferent
as
to
whether
it
had
been
eaten
or
more
often
than
not
had
been
left
totally
untouched
She
still
cleared
up
the
room
in
the
evening
but
now
she
could
not
have
been
any
quicker
about
it
Smears
of
dirt
were
left
on
the
walls
here
and
there
were
little
balls
of
dust
and
filth
At
first
Gregor
went
into
one
of
the
worst
of
these
places
when
his
sister
arrived
as
a
reproach
to
her
but
he
could
have
stayed
there
for
weeks
without
his
sister
doing
anything
about
it
she
could
see
the
dirt
as
well
as
he
could
but
she
had
simply
decided
to
leave
him
to
it
At
the
same
time
she
became
touchy
in
a
way
that
was
quite
new
for
her
and
which
everyone
in
the
family
understood
cleaning
up
Gregor
s
room
was
for
her
and
her
alone
Gregor
s
mother
did
once
thoroughly
clean
his
room
and
needed
to
use
several
bucketfuls
of
water
to
do
it
although
that
much
dampness
also
made
Gregor
ill
and
he
lay
flat
on
the
couch
bitter
and
immobile
But
his
mother
was
to
be
punished
still
more
for
what
she
had
done
as
hardly
had
his
sister
arrived
home
in
the
evening
than
she
noticed
the
change
in
Gregor
s
room
and
highly
aggrieved
ran
back
into
the
living
room
where
despite
her
mothers
raised
and
imploring
hands
she
broke
into
convulsive
tears
Her
father
of
course
was
startled
out
of
his
chair
and
the
two
parents
looked
on
astonished
and
helpless
then
they
too
became
agitated
Gregor
s
father
standing
to
the
right
of
his
mother
accused
her
of
not
leaving
the
cleaning
of
Gregor
s
room
to
his
sister
from
her
left
Gregor
s
sister
screamed
at
her
that
she
was
never
to
clean
Gregor
s
room
again
while
his
mother
tried
to
draw
his
father
who
was
beside
himself
with
anger
into
the
bedroom
his
sister
quaking
with
tears
thumped
on
the
table
with
her
small
fists
and
Gregor
hissed
in
anger
that
no
one
had
even
thought
of
closing
the
door
to
save
him
the
sight
of
this
and
all
its
noise
Gregor
s
sister
was
exhausted
from
going
out
to
work
and
looking
after
Gregor
as
she
had
done
before
was
even
more
work
for
her
but
even
so
his
mother
ought
certainly
not
to
have
taken
her
place
Gregor
on
the
other
hand
ought
not
to
be
neglected
Now
though
the
charwoman
was
here
This
elderly
widow
with
a
robust
bone
structure
that
made
her
able
to
withstand
the
hardest
of
things
in
her
long
life
wasn
t
really
repelled
by
Gregor
Just
by
chance
one
day
rather
than
any
real
curiosity
she
opened
the
door
to
Gregor
s
room
and
found
herself
face
to
face
with
him
He
was
taken
totally
by
surprise
no
one
was
chasing
him
but
he
began
to
rush
to
and
fro
while
she
just
stood
there
in
amazement
with
her
hands
crossed
in
front
of
her
From
then
on
she
never
failed
to
open
the
door
slightly
every
evening
and
morning
and
look
briefly
in
on
him
At
first
she
would
call
to
him
as
she
did
so
with
words
that
she
probably
considered
friendly
such
as
come
on
then
you
old
dung
beetle
or
look
at
the
old
dung
beetle
there
Gregor
never
responded
to
being
spoken
to
in
that
way
but
just
remained
where
he
was
without
moving
as
if
the
door
had
never
even
been
opened
If
only
they
had
told
this
charwoman
to
clean
up
his
room
every
day
instead
of
letting
her
disturb
him
for
no
reason
whenever
she
felt
like
it
One
day
early
in
the
morning
while
a
heavy
rain
struck
the
windowpanes
perhaps
indicating
that
spring
was
coming
she
began
to
speak
to
him
in
that
way
once
again
Gregor
was
so
resentful
of
it
that
he
started
to
move
toward
her
he
was
slow
and
infirm
but
it
was
like
a
kind
of
attack
Instead
of
being
afraid
the
charwoman
just
lifted
up
one
of
the
chairs
from
near
the
door
and
stood
there
with
her
mouth
open
clearly
intending
not
to
close
her
mouth
until
the
chair
in
her
hand
had
been
slammed
down
into
Gregor
s
back
Aren
t
you
coming
any
closer
then
she
asked
when
Gregor
turned
round
again
and
she
calmly
put
the
chair
back
in
the
corner
Gregor
had
almost
entirely
stopped
eating
Only
if
he
happened
to
find
himself
next
to
the
food
that
had
been
prepared
for
him
he
might
take
some
of
it
into
his
mouth
to
play
with
it
leave
it
there
a
few
hours
and
then
more
often
than
not
spit
it
out
again
At
first
he
thought
it
was
distress
at
the
state
of
his
room
that
stopped
him
eating
but
he
had
soon
got
used
to
the
changes
made
there
They
had
got
into
the
habit
of
putting
things
into
this
room
that
they
had
no
room
for
anywhere
else
and
there
were
now
many
such
things
as
one
of
the
rooms
in
the
flat
had
been
rented
out
to
three
gentlemen
These
earnest
gentlemen
all
three
of
them
had
full
beards
as
Gregor
learned
peering
through
the
crack
in
the
door
one
day
were
painfully
insistent
on
things
being
tidy
This
meant
not
only
in
their
own
room
but
since
they
had
taken
a
room
in
this
establishment
in
the
entire
flat
and
especially
in
the
kitchen
Unnecessary
clutter
was
something
they
could
not
tolerate
especially
if
it
was
dirty
They
had
moreover
brought
most
of
their
own
furnishings
and
equipment
with
them
For
this
reason
many
things
had
become
superfluous
which
although
they
could
not
be
sold
the
family
did
not
wish
to
discard
All
these
things
found
their
way
into
Gregor
s
room
The
dustbins
from
the
kitchen
found
their
way
in
there
too
The
charwoman
was
always
in
a
hurry
and
anything
she
couldn
t
use
for
the
time
being
she
would
just
chuck
in
there
He
fortunately
would
usually
see
no
more
than
the
object
and
the
hand
that
held
it
The
woman
most
likely
meant
to
fetch
the
things
back
out
again
when
she
had
time
and
the
opportunity
or
to
throw
everything
out
in
one
go
but
what
actually
happened
was
that
they
were
left
where
they
landed
when
they
had
first
been
thrown
unless
Gregor
made
his
way
through
the
junk
and
moved
it
somewhere
else
At
first
he
moved
it
because
with
no
other
room
free
where
he
could
crawl
about
he
was
forced
to
but
later
on
he
came
to
enjoy
it
although
moving
about
in
the
way
left
him
sad
and
tired
to
death
and
he
would
remain
immobile
for
hours
afterwards
The
gentlemen
who
rented
the
room
would
sometimes
take
their
evening
meal
at
home
in
the
living
room
that
was
used
by
everyone
and
so
the
door
to
this
room
was
often
kept
closed
in
the
evening
But
Gregor
found
it
easy
to
give
up
having
the
door
open
he
had
after
all
often
failed
to
make
use
of
it
when
it
was
open
and
without
the
family
having
noticed
it
lain
in
his
room
in
its
darkest
corner
One
time
though
the
charwoman
left
the
door
to
the
living
room
slightly
open
and
it
remained
open
when
the
gentlemen
who
rented
the
room
came
in
in
the
evening
and
the
light
was
put
on
They
sat
up
at
the
table
where
formerly
Gregor
had
taken
his
meals
with
his
father
and
mother
they
unfolded
the
serviettes
and
picked
up
their
knives
and
forks
Gregor
s
mother
immediately
appeared
in
the
doorway
with
a
dish
of
meat
and
soon
behind
her
came
his
sister
with
a
dish
piled
high
with
potatoes
The
food
was
steaming
and
filled
the
room
with
its
smell
The
gentlemen
bent
over
the
dishes
set
in
front
of
them
as
if
they
wanted
to
test
the
food
before
eating
it
and
the
gentleman
in
the
middle
who
seemed
to
count
as
an
authority
for
the
other
two
did
indeed
cut
off
a
piece
of
meat
while
it
was
still
in
its
dish
clearly
wishing
to
establish
whether
it
was
sufficiently
cooked
or
whether
it
should
be
sent
back
to
the
kitchen
It
was
to
his
satisfaction
and
Gregor
s
mother
and
sister
who
had
been
looking
on
anxiously
began
to
breathe
again
and
smiled
The
family
themselves
ate
in
the
kitchen
Nonetheless
Gregor
s
father
came
into
the
living
room
before
he
went
into
the
kitchen
bowed
once
with
his
cap
in
his
hand
and
did
his
round
of
the
table
The
gentlemen
stood
as
one
and
mumbled
something
into
their
beards
Then
once
they
were
alone
they
ate
in
near
perfect
silence
It
seemed
remarkable
to
Gregor
that
above
all
the
various
noises
of
eating
their
chewing
teeth
could
still
be
heard
as
if
they
had
wanted
to
Show
Gregor
that
you
need
teeth
in
order
to
eat
and
it
was
not
possible
to
perform
anything
with
jaws
that
are
toothless
however
nice
they
might
be
I
d
like
to
eat
something
said
Gregor
anxiously
but
not
anything
like
they
re
eating
They
do
feed
themselves
And
here
I
am
dying
Throughout
all
this
time
Gregor
could
not
remember
having
heard
the
violin
being
played
but
this
evening
it
began
to
be
heard
from
the
kitchen
The
three
gentlemen
had
already
finished
their
meal
the
one
in
the
middle
had
produced
a
newspaper
given
a
page
to
each
of
the
others
and
now
they
leant
back
in
their
chairs
reading
them
and
smoking
When
the
violin
began
playing
they
became
attentive
stood
up
and
went
on
tip
toe
over
to
the
door
of
the
hallway
where
they
stood
pressed
against
each
other
Someone
must
have
heard
them
in
the
kitchen
as
Gregor
s
father
called
out
Is
the
playing
perhaps
unpleasant
for
the
gentlemen
We
can
stop
it
straight
away
On
the
contrary
said
the
middle
gentleman
would
the
young
lady
not
like
to
come
in
and
play
for
us
here
in
the
room
where
it
is
after
all
much
more
cosy
and
comfortable
Oh
yes
we
d
love
to
called
back
Gregor
s
father
as
if
he
had
been
the
violin
player
himself
The
gentlemen
stepped
back
into
the
room
and
waited
Gregor
s
father
soon
appeared
with
the
music
stand
his
mother
with
the
music
and
his
sister
with
the
violin
She
calmly
prepared
everything
for
her
to
begin
playing
his
parents
who
had
never
rented
a
room
out
before
and
therefore
showed
an
exaggerated
courtesy
towards
the
three
gentlemen
did
not
even
dare
to
sit
on
their
own
chairs
his
father
leant
against
the
door
with
his
right
hand
pushed
in
between
two
buttons
on
his
uniform
coat
his
mother
though
was
offered
a
seat
by
one
of
the
gentlemen
and
sat
leaving
the
chair
where
the
gentleman
happened
to
have
placed
it
out
of
the
way
in
a
corner
His
sister
began
to
play
father
and
mother
paid
close
attention
one
on
each
side
to
the
movements
of
her
hands
Drawn
in
by
the
playing
Gregor
had
dared
to
come
forward
a
little
and
already
had
his
head
in
the
living
room
Before
he
had
taken
great
pride
in
how
considerate
he
was
but
now
it
hardly
occurred
to
him
that
he
had
become
so
thoughtless
about
the
others
What
s
more
there
was
now
all
the
more
reason
to
keep
himself
hidden
as
he
was
covered
in
the
dust
that
lay
everywhere
in
his
room
and
flew
up
at
the
slightest
movement
he
carried
threads
hairs
and
remains
of
food
about
on
his
back
and
sides
he
was
much
too
indifferent
to
everything
now
to
lay
on
his
back
and
wipe
himself
on
the
carpet
like
he
had
used
to
do
several
times
a
day
And
despite
this
condition
he
was
not
too
shy
to
move
forward
a
little
onto
the
immaculate
floor
of
the
living
room
No
one
noticed
him
though
The
family
was
totally
preoccupied
with
the
violin
playing
at
first
the
three
gentlemen
had
put
their
hands
in
their
pockets
and
come
up
far
too
close
behind
the
music
stand
to
look
at
all
the
notes
being
played
and
they
must
have
disturbed
Gregor
s
sister
but
soon
in
contrast
with
the
family
they
withdrew
back
to
the
window
with
their
heads
sunk
and
talking
to
each
other
at
half
volume
and
they
stayed
by
the
window
while
Gregor
s
father
observed
them
anxiously
It
really
now
seemed
very
obvious
that
they
had
expected
to
hear
some
beautiful
or
entertaining
violin
playing
but
had
been
disappointed
that
they
had
had
enough
of
the
whole
performance
and
it
was
only
now
out
of
politeness
that
they
allowed
their
peace
to
be
disturbed
It
was
especially
unnerving
the
way
they
all
blew
the
smoke
from
their
cigarettes
upwards
from
their
mouth
and
noses
Yet
Gregor
s
sister
was
playing
so
beautifully
Her
face
was
leant
to
one
side
following
the
lines
of
music
with
a
careful
and
melancholy
expression
Gregor
crawled
a
little
further
forward
keeping
his
head
close
to
the
ground
so
that
he
could
meet
her
eyes
if
the
chance
came
Was
he
an
animal
if
music
could
captivate
him
so
It
seemed
to
him
that
he
was
being
shown
the
way
to
the
unknown
nourishment
he
had
been
yearning
for
He
was
determined
to
make
his
way
forward
to
his
sister
and
tug
at
her
skirt
to
show
her
she
might
come
into
his
room
with
her
violin
as
no
one
appreciated
her
playing
here
as
much
as
he
would
He
never
wanted
to
let
her
out
of
his
room
not
while
he
lived
anyway
his
shocking
appearance
should
for
once
be
of
some
use
to
him
he
wanted
to
be
at
every
door
of
his
room
at
once
to
hiss
and
spit
at
the
attackers
his
sister
should
not
be
forced
to
stay
with
him
though
but
stay
of
her
own
free
will
she
would
sit
beside
him
on
the
couch
with
her
ear
bent
down
to
him
while
he
told
her
how
he
had
always
intended
to
send
her
to
the
conservatory
how
he
would
have
told
everyone
about
it
last
Christmas
had
Christmas
really
come
and
gone
already
if
this
misfortune
hadn
t
got
in
the
way
and
refuse
to
let
anyone
dissuade
him
from
it
On
hearing
all
this
his
sister
would
break
out
in
tears
of
emotion
and
Gregor
would
climb
up
to
her
shoulder
and
kiss
her
neck
which
since
she
had
been
going
out
to
work
she
had
kept
free
without
any
necklace
or
collar
Mr
Samsa
shouted
the
middle
gentleman
to
Gregor
s
father
pointing
without
wasting
any
more
words
with
his
forefinger
at
Gregor
as
he
slowly
moved
forward
The
violin
went
silent
the
middle
of
the
three
gentlemen
first
smiled
at
his
two
friends
shaking
his
head
and
then
looked
back
at
Gregor
His
father
seemed
to
think
it
more
important
to
calm
the
three
gentlemen
before
driving
Gregor
out
even
though
they
were
not
at
all
upset
and
seemed
to
think
Gregor
was
more
entertaining
that
the
violin
playing
had
been
He
rushed
up
to
them
with
his
arms
spread
out
and
attempted
to
drive
them
back
into
their
room
at
the
same
time
as
trying
to
block
their
view
of
Gregor
with
his
body
Now
they
did
become
a
little
annoyed
and
it
was
not
clear
whether
it
was
his
father
s
behaviour
that
annoyed
them
or
the
dawning
realisation
that
they
had
had
a
neighbour
like
Gregor
in
the
next
room
without
knowing
it
They
asked
Gregor
s
father
for
explanations
raised
their
arms
like
he
had
tugged
excitedly
at
their
beards
and
moved
back
towards
their
room
only
very
slowly
Meanwhile
Gregor
s
sister
had
overcome
the
despair
she
had
fallen
into
when
her
playing
was
suddenly
interrupted
She
had
let
her
hands
drop
and
let
violin
and
bow
hang
limply
for
a
while
but
continued
to
look
at
the
music
as
if
still
playing
but
then
she
suddenly
pulled
herself
together
lay
the
instrument
on
her
mother
s
lap
who
still
sat
laboriously
struggling
for
breath
where
she
was
and
ran
into
the
next
room
which
under
pressure
from
her
father
the
three
gentlemen
were
more
quickly
moving
toward
Under
his
sister
s
experienced
hand
the
pillows
and
covers
on
the
beds
flew
up
and
were
put
into
order
and
she
had
already
finished
making
the
beds
and
slipped
out
again
before
the
three
gentlemen
had
reached
the
room
Gregor
s
father
seemed
so
obsessed
with
what
he
was
doing
that
he
forgot
all
the
respect
he
owed
to
his
tenants
He
urged
them
and
pressed
them
until
when
he
was
already
at
the
door
of
the
room
the
middle
of
the
three
gentlemen
shouted
like
thunder
and
stamped
his
foot
and
thereby
brought
Gregor
s
father
to
a
halt
I
declare
here
and
now
he
said
raising
his
hand
and
glancing
at
Gregor
s
mother
and
sister
to
gain
their
attention
too
that
with
regard
to
the
repugnant
conditions
that
prevail
in
this
flat
and
with
this
family
here
he
looked
briefly
but
decisively
at
the
floor
I
give
immediate
notice
on
my
room
For
the
days
that
I
have
been
living
here
I
will
of
course
pay
nothing
at
all
on
the
contrary
I
will
consider
whether
to
proceed
with
some
kind
of
action
for
damages
from
you
and
believe
me
it
would
be
very
easy
to
set
out
the
grounds
for
such
an
action
He
was
silent
and
looked
straight
ahead
as
if
waiting
for
something
And
indeed
his
two
friends
joined
in
with
the
words
And
we
also
give
immediate
notice
With
that
he
took
hold
of
the
door
handle
and
slammed
the
door
Gregor
s
father
staggered
back
to
his
seat
feeling
his
way
with
his
hands
and
fell
into
it
it
looked
as
if
he
was
stretching
himself
out
for
his
usual
evening
nap
but
from
the
uncontrolled
way
his
head
kept
nodding
it
could
be
seen
that
he
was
not
sleeping
at
all
Throughout
all
this
Gregor
had
lain
still
where
the
three
gentlemen
had
first
seen
him
His
disappointment
at
the
failure
of
his
plan
and
perhaps
also
because
he
was
weak
from
hunger
made
it
impossible
for
him
to
move
He
was
sure
that
everyone
would
turn
on
him
any
moment
and
he
waited
He
was
not
even
startled
out
of
this
state
when
the
violin
on
his
mother
s
lap
fell
from
her
trembling
fingers
and
landed
loudly
on
the
floor
Father
Mother
said
his
sister
hitting
the
table
with
her
hand
as
introduction
we
can
t
carry
on
like
this
Maybe
you
can
t
see
it
but
I
can
I
don
t
want
to
call
this
monster
my
brother
all
I
can
say
is
we
have
to
try
and
get
rid
of
it
We
ve
done
all
that
s
humanly
possible
to
look
after
it
and
be
patient
I
don
t
think
anyone
could
accuse
us
of
doing
anything
wrong
She
s
absolutely
right
said
Gregor
s
father
to
himself
His
mother
who
still
had
not
had
time
to
catch
her
breath
began
to
cough
dully
her
hand
held
out
in
front
of
her
and
a
deranged
expression
in
her
eyes
Gregor
s
sister
rushed
to
his
mother
and
put
her
hand
on
her
forehead
Her
words
seemed
to
give
Gregor
s
father
some
more
definite
ideas
He
sat
upright
played
with
his
uniform
cap
between
the
plates
left
by
the
three
gentlemen
after
their
meal
and
occasionally
looked
down
at
Gregor
as
he
lay
there
immobile
We
have
to
try
and
get
rid
of
it
said
Gregor
s
sister
now
speaking
only
to
her
father
as
her
mother
was
too
occupied
with
coughing
to
listen
it
ll
be
the
death
of
both
of
you
I
can
see
it
coming
We
can
t
all
work
as
hard
as
we
have
to
and
then
come
home
to
be
tortured
like
this
we
can
t
endure
it
I
can
t
endure
it
any
more
And
she
broke
out
so
heavily
in
tears
that
they
flowed
down
the
face
of
her
mother
and
she
wiped
them
away
with
mechanical
hand
movements
My
child
said
her
father
with
sympathy
and
obvious
understanding
what
are
we
to
do
His
sister
just
shrugged
her
shoulders
as
a
sign
of
the
helplessness
and
tears
that
had
taken
hold
of
her
displacing
her
earlier
certainty
If
he
could
just
understand
us
said
his
father
almost
as
a
question
his
sister
shook
her
hand
vigorously
through
her
tears
as
a
sign
that
of
that
there
was
no
question
If
he
could
just
understand
us
repeated
Gregor
s
father
closing
his
eyes
in
acceptance
of
his
sister
s
certainty
that
that
was
quite
impossible
then
perhaps
we
could
come
to
some
kind
of
arrangement
with
him
But
as
it
is
It
s
got
to
go
shouted
his
sister
that
s
the
only
way
Father
You
ve
got
to
get
rid
of
the
idea
that
that
s
Gregor
We
ve
only
harmed
ourselves
by
believing
it
for
so
long
How
can
that
be
Gregor
If
it
were
Gregor
he
would
have
seen
long
ago
that
it
s
not
possible
for
human
beings
to
live
with
an
animal
like
that
and
he
would
have
gone
of
his
own
free
will
We
wouldn
t
have
a
brother
any
more
then
but
we
could
carry
on
with
our
lives
and
remember
him
with
respect
As
it
is
this
animal
is
persecuting
us
it
s
driven
out
our
tenants
it
obviously
wants
to
take
over
the
whole
flat
and
force
us
to
sleep
on
the
streets
Father
look
just
look
she
suddenly
screamed
he
s
starting
again
In
her
alarm
which
was
totally
beyond
Gregor
s
comprehension
his
sister
even
abandoned
his
mother
as
she
pushed
herself
vigorously
out
of
her
chair
as
if
more
willing
to
sacrifice
her
own
mother
than
stay
anywhere
near
Gregor
She
rushed
over
to
behind
her
father
who
had
become
excited
merely
because
she
was
and
stood
up
half
raising
his
hands
in
front
of
Gregor
s
sister
as
if
to
protect
her
But
Gregor
had
had
no
intention
of
frightening
anyone
least
of
all
his
sister
All
he
had
done
was
begin
to
turn
round
so
that
he
could
go
back
into
his
room
although
that
was
in
itself
quite
startling
as
his
pain
wracked
condition
meant
that
turning
round
required
a
great
deal
of
effort
and
he
was
using
his
head
to
help
himself
do
it
repeatedly
raising
it
and
striking
it
against
the
floor
He
stopped
and
looked
round
They
seemed
to
have
realised
his
good
intention
and
had
only
been
alarmed
briefly
Now
they
all
looked
at
him
in
unhappy
silence
His
mother
lay
in
her
chair
with
her
legs
stretched
out
and
pressed
against
each
other
her
eyes
nearly
closed
with
exhaustion
his
sister
sat
next
to
his
father
with
her
arms
around
his
neck
Maybe
now
they
ll
let
me
turn
round
thought
Gregor
and
went
back
to
work
He
could
not
help
panting
loudly
with
the
effort
and
had
sometimes
to
stop
and
take
a
rest
No
one
was
making
him
rush
any
more
everything
was
left
up
to
him
As
soon
as
he
had
finally
finished
turning
round
he
began
to
move
straight
ahead
He
was
amazed
at
the
great
distance
that
separated
him
from
his
room
and
could
not
understand
how
he
had
covered
that
distance
in
his
weak
state
a
little
while
before
and
almost
without
noticing
it
He
concentrated
on
crawling
as
fast
as
he
could
and
hardly
noticed
that
there
was
not
a
word
not
any
cry
from
his
family
to
distract
him
He
did
not
turn
his
head
until
he
had
reached
the
doorway
He
did
not
turn
it
all
the
way
round
as
he
felt
his
neck
becoming
stiff
but
it
was
nonetheless
enough
to
see
that
nothing
behind
him
had
changed
only
his
sister
had
stood
up
With
his
last
glance
he
saw
that
his
mother
had
now
fallen
completely
asleep
He
was
hardly
inside
his
room
before
the
door
was
hurriedly
shut
bolted
and
locked
The
sudden
noise
behind
Gregor
so
startled
him
that
his
little
legs
collapsed
under
him
It
was
his
sister
who
had
been
in
so
much
of
a
rush
She
had
been
standing
there
waiting
and
sprung
forward
lightly
Gregor
had
not
heard
her
coming
at
all
and
as
she
turned
the
key
in
the
lock
she
said
loudly
to
her
parents
At
last
What
now
then
Gregor
asked
himself
as
he
looked
round
in
the
darkness
He
soon
made
the
discovery
that
he
could
no
longer
move
at
all
This
was
no
surprise
to
him
it
seemed
rather
that
being
able
to
actually
move
around
on
those
spindly
little
legs
until
then
was
unnatural
He
also
felt
relatively
comfortable
It
is
true
that
his
entire
body
was
aching
but
the
pain
seemed
to
be
slowly
getting
weaker
and
weaker
and
would
finally
disappear
altogether
He
could
already
hardly
feel
the
decayed
apple
in
his
back
or
the
inflamed
area
around
it
which
was
entirely
covered
in
white
dust
He
thought
back
of
his
family
with
emotion
and
love
If
it
was
possible
he
felt
that
he
must
go
away
even
more
strongly
than
his
sister
He
remained
in
this
state
of
empty
and
peaceful
rumination
until
he
heard
the
clock
tower
strike
three
in
the
morning
He
watched
as
it
slowly
began
to
get
light
everywhere
outside
the
window
too
Then
without
his
willing
it
his
head
sank
down
completely
and
his
last
breath
flowed
weakly
from
his
nostrils
When
the
cleaner
came
in
early
in
the
morning
they
d
often
asked
her
not
to
keep
slamming
the
doors
but
with
her
strength
and
in
her
hurry
she
still
did
so
that
everyone
in
the
flat
knew
when
she
d
arrived
and
from
then
on
it
was
impossible
to
sleep
in
peace
she
made
her
usual
brief
look
in
on
Gregor
and
at
first
found
nothing
special
She
thought
he
was
laying
there
so
still
on
purpose
playing
the
martyr
she
attributed
all
possible
understanding
to
him
She
happened
to
be
holding
the
long
broom
in
her
hand
so
she
tried
to
tickle
Gregor
with
it
from
the
doorway
When
she
had
no
success
with
that
she
tried
to
make
a
nuisance
of
herself
and
poked
at
him
a
little
and
only
when
she
found
she
could
shove
him
across
the
floor
with
no
resistance
at
all
did
she
start
to
pay
attention
She
soon
realised
what
had
really
happened
opened
her
eyes
wide
whistled
to
herself
but
did
not
waste
time
to
yank
open
the
bedroom
doors
and
shout
loudly
into
the
darkness
of
the
bedrooms
Come
and
ave
a
look
at
this
it
s
dead
just
lying
there
stone
dead
Mr
and
Mrs
Samsa
sat
upright
there
in
their
marriage
bed
and
had
to
make
an
effort
to
get
over
the
shock
caused
by
the
cleaner
before
they
could
grasp
what
she
was
saying
But
then
each
from
his
own
side
they
hurried
out
of
bed
Mr
Samsa
threw
the
blanket
over
his
shoulders
Mrs
Samsa
just
came
out
in
her
nightdress
and
that
is
how
they
went
into
Gregor
s
room
On
the
way
they
opened
the
door
to
the
living
room
where
Grete
had
been
sleeping
since
the
three
gentlemen
had
moved
in
she
was
fully
dressed
as
if
she
had
never
been
asleep
and
the
paleness
of
her
face
seemed
to
confirm
this
Dead
asked
Mrs
Samsa
looking
at
the
charwoman
enquiringly
even
though
she
could
have
checked
for
herself
and
could
have
known
it
even
without
checking
That
s
what
I
said
replied
the
cleaner
and
to
prove
it
she
gave
Gregor
s
body
another
shove
with
the
broom
sending
it
sideways
across
the
floor
Mrs
Samsa
made
a
movement
as
if
she
wanted
to
hold
back
the
broom
but
did
not
complete
it
Now
then
said
Mr
Samsa
let
s
give
thanks
to
God
for
that
He
crossed
himself
and
the
three
women
followed
his
example
Grete
who
had
not
taken
her
eyes
from
the
corpse
said
Just
look
how
thin
he
was
He
didn
t
eat
anything
for
so
long
The
food
came
out
again
just
the
same
as
when
it
went
in
Gregor
s
body
was
indeed
completely
dried
up
and
flat
they
had
not
seen
it
until
then
but
now
he
was
not
lifted
up
on
his
little
legs
nor
did
he
do
anything
to
make
them
look
away
Grete
come
with
us
in
here
for
a
little
while
said
Mrs
Samsa
with
a
pained
smile
and
Grete
followed
her
parents
into
the
bedroom
but
not
without
looking
back
at
the
body
The
cleaner
shut
the
door
and
opened
the
window
wide
Although
it
was
still
early
in
the
morning
the
fresh
air
had
something
of
warmth
mixed
in
with
it
It
was
already
the
end
of
March
after
all
The
three
gentlemen
stepped
out
of
their
room
and
looked
round
in
amazement
for
their
breakfasts
they
had
been
forgotten
about
Where
is
our
breakfast
the
middle
gentleman
asked
the
cleaner
irritably
She
just
put
her
finger
on
her
lips
and
made
a
quick
and
silent
sign
to
the
men
that
they
might
like
to
come
into
Gregor
s
room
They
did
so
and
stood
around
Gregor
s
corpse
with
their
hands
in
the
pockets
of
their
well
worn
coats
It
was
now
quite
light
in
the
room
Then
the
door
of
the
bedroom
opened
and
Mr
Samsa
appeared
in
his
uniform
with
his
wife
on
one
arm
and
his
daughter
on
the
other
All
of
them
had
been
crying
a
little
Grete
now
and
then
pressed
her
face
against
her
father
s
arm
Leave
my
home
Now
said
Mr
Samsa
indicating
the
door
and
without
letting
the
women
from
him
What
do
you
mean
asked
the
middle
of
the
three
gentlemen
somewhat
disconcerted
and
he
smiled
sweetly
The
other
two
held
their
hands
behind
their
backs
and
continually
rubbed
them
together
in
gleeful
anticipation
of
a
loud
quarrel
which
could
only
end
in
their
favour
I
mean
just
what
I
said
answered
Mr
Samsa
and
with
his
two
companions
went
in
a
straight
line
towards
the
man
At
first
he
stood
there
still
looking
at
the
ground
as
if
the
contents
of
his
head
were
rearranging
themselves
into
new
positions
Alright
we
ll
go
then
he
said
and
looked
up
at
Mr
Samsa
as
if
he
had
been
suddenly
overcome
with
humility
and
wanted
permission
again
from
Mr
Samsa
for
his
decision
Mr
Samsa
merely
opened
his
eyes
wide
and
briefly
nodded
to
him
several
times
At
that
and
without
delay
the
man
actually
did
take
long
strides
into
the
front
hallway
his
two
friends
had
stopped
rubbing
their
hands
some
time
before
and
had
been
listening
to
what
was
being
said
Now
they
jumped
off
after
their
friend
as
if
taken
with
a
sudden
fear
that
Mr
Samsa
might
go
into
the
hallway
in
front
of
them
and
break
the
connection
with
their
leader
Once
there
all
three
took
their
hats
from
the
stand
took
their
sticks
from
the
holder
bowed
without
a
word
and
left
the
premises
Mr
Samsa
and
the
two
women
followed
them
out
onto
the
landing
but
they
had
had
no
reason
to
mistrust
the
men
intentions
and
as
they
leaned
over
the
landing
they
saw
how
the
three
gentlemen
made
slow
but
steady
progress
down
the
many
steps
As
they
turned
the
corner
on
each
floor
they
disappeared
and
would
reappear
a
few
moments
later
the
further
down
they
went
the
more
that
the
Samsa
family
lost
interest
in
them
when
a
butcher
s
boy
proud
of
posture
with
his
tray
on
his
head
passed
them
on
his
way
up
and
came
nearer
than
they
were
Mr
Samsa
and
the
women
came
away
from
the
landing
and
went
as
if
relieved
back
into
the
flat
They
decided
the
best
way
to
make
use
of
that
day
was
for
relaxation
and
to
go
for
a
walk
not
only
had
they
earned
a
break
from
work
but
they
were
in
serious
need
of
it
So
they
sat
at
the
table
and
wrote
three
letters
of
excusal
Mr
Samsa
to
his
employers
Mrs
Samsa
to
her
contractor
and
Grete
to
her
principal
The
cleaner
came
in
while
they
were
writing
to
tell
them
she
was
going
she
d
finished
her
work
for
that
morning
The
three
of
them
at
first
just
nodded
without
looking
up
from
what
they
were
writing
and
it
was
only
when
the
cleaner
still
did
not
seem
to
want
to
leave
that
they
looked
up
in
irritation
Well
asked
Mr
Samsa
The
charwoman
stood
in
the
doorway
with
a
smile
on
her
face
as
if
she
had
some
tremendous
good
news
to
report
but
would
only
do
it
if
she
was
clearly
asked
to
The
almost
vertical
little
ostrich
feather
on
her
hat
which
had
been
source
of
irritation
to
Mr
Samsa
all
the
time
she
had
been
working
for
them
swayed
gently
in
all
directions
What
is
it
you
want
then
asked
Mrs
Samsa
whom
the
cleaner
had
the
most
respect
for
Yes
she
answered
and
broke
into
a
friendly
laugh
that
made
her
unable
to
speak
straight
away
well
then
that
thing
in
there
you
needn
t
worry
about
how
you
re
going
to
get
rid
of
it
That
s
all
been
sorted
out
Mrs
Samsa
and
Grete
bent
down
over
their
letters
as
if
intent
on
continuing
with
what
they
were
writing
Mr
Samsa
saw
that
the
cleaner
wanted
to
start
describing
everything
in
detail
but
with
outstretched
hand
he
made
it
quite
clear
that
she
was
not
to
So
as
she
was
prevented
from
telling
them
all
about
it
she
suddenly
remembered
what
a
hurry
she
was
in
and
clearly
peeved
called
out
Cheerio
then
everyone
turned
round
sharply
and
left
slamming
the
door
terribly
as
she
went
Tonight
she
gets
sacked
said
Mr
Samsa
but
he
received
no
reply
from
either
his
wife
or
his
daughter
as
the
charwoman
seemed
to
have
destroyed
the
peace
they
had
only
just
gained
They
got
up
and
went
over
to
the
window
where
they
remained
with
their
arms
around
each
other
Mr
Samsa
twisted
round
in
his
chair
to
look
at
them
and
sat
there
watching
for
a
while
Then
he
called
out
Come
here
then
Let
s
forget
about
all
that
old
stuff
shall
we
Come
and
give
me
a
bit
of
attention
The
two
women
immediately
did
as
he
said
hurrying
over
to
him
where
they
kissed
him
and
hugged
him
and
then
they
quickly
finished
their
letters
After
that
the
three
of
them
left
the
flat
together
which
was
something
they
had
not
done
for
months
and
took
the
tram
out
to
the
open
country
outside
the
town
They
had
the
tram
filled
with
warm
sunshine
all
to
themselves
Leant
back
comfortably
on
their
seats
they
discussed
their
prospects
and
found
that
on
closer
examination
they
were
not
at
all
bad
until
then
they
had
never
asked
each
other
about
their
work
but
all
three
had
jobs
which
were
very
good
and
held
particularly
good
promise
for
the
future
The
greatest
improvement
for
the
time
being
of
course
would
be
achieved
quite
easily
by
moving
house
what
they
needed
now
was
a
flat
that
was
smaller
and
cheaper
than
the
current
one
which
had
been
chosen
by
Gregor
one
that
was
in
a
better
location
and
most
of
all
more
practical
All
the
time
Grete
was
becoming
livelier
With
all
the
worry
they
had
been
having
of
late
her
cheeks
had
become
pale
but
while
they
were
talking
Mr
and
Mrs
Samsa
were
struck
almost
simultaneously
with
the
thought
of
how
their
daughter
was
blossoming
into
a
well
built
and
beautiful
young
lady
They
became
quieter
Just
from
each
other
s
glance
and
almost
without
knowing
it
they
agreed
that
it
would
soon
be
time
to
find
a
good
man
for
her
And
as
if
in
confirmation
of
their
new
dreams
and
good
intentions
as
soon
as
they
reached
their
destination
Grete
was
the
first
to
get
up
and
stretch
out
her
young
body
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