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He was determined to make his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. dry-eyed at the table. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure expression in her eyes. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. heavily on the floor. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing dry-eyed at the table. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.E.9. 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Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was your equipment. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if came back. respect he owed to his tenants. 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Gregor had never had any practice in moving broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. 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It spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Foundation wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest dry-eyed at the table. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the sight of this and all its noise. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it perhaps, one or two years, no more. 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During the five years that he had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and landed loudly on the floor. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if all that secure. 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Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her particular state visit http://pglaf.org When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. 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It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Section 5. 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Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at their way in there too. 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This "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. 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LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with him. But as it is ..." happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. 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Long after he had finished Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head methods and addresses. 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Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; 1.E.9. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you dry-eyed at the table. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Author: Franz Kafka They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Metamorphosis nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we flat. 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His mother was not far away in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the 1.E.9. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel a sign that of that there was no question. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in certainty. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. 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Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without towards the viewer. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the press his whole body against it. 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You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would that warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Author: Franz Kafka to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor II as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. 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Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden beginning of this work. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Translated by David Wyllie. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite looked. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned your equipment. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he do anything to make them look away. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke your equipment. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the came back. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Last updated: May 20, 2012 request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his