response 32 of 207:

Oct 7 16:03 UTC 1998

   Racking my little brains, I think it's from the story "Fratricide".

response 34 of 207:

Oct 7 17:46 UTC 1998

drat drat drat. i knew this one. steve got to it first. 
and the ironic thing is I wanted to put some kafka on here if I ever won. 
drat.

response 36 of 207:

Oct 7 19:51 UTC 1998

   Thanks...  I guess I am.  Early on, a teacher in *grade school* suggested
that I read him.  I weirded him out, by saying I'd already read Metamorphosis,
because my mother was in the film. If you ever see it, she is the maid who
walks in to Gregor's room, sees him and lets out a blood curdling scream.

   I'll come up with a quote by tomorrow.  Is that OK, timewise?

response 38 of 207:

Oct 10 05:50 UTC 1998

   Sigh.  The book I thought I had, I don't.  The book that just
slithered out from under the couch is the one I wanted 3 weeks
ago but isn't right for this.

   So it's off to the library tomorrow so I can xox the needed
page(s) for inclusion in this item.

   Forgive my lack of speed here, but I would have bet last
months's salary that I wouldn't have gotten one of these...

response 40 of 207:

Oct 13 13:52 UTC 1998

Yoo hoo, STeve. Don't forget that you're supposed to come up with a 
quote.

response 42 of 207:

Oct 14 13:31 UTC 1998

I have a quote ready if Steve gives up.

response 44 of 207:

Oct 17 11:22 UTC 1998

I think that if STeve doesn't come up with a quote in a couple of days,
it would be reasonable for sekari to go ahead and give one, since he
knew the correct answer but just didn't post it first.

response 46 of 207:

Oct 18 12:55 UTC 1998

(Accordingly, I've emailed him.)

response 48 of 207:

Oct 22 14:20 UTC 1998

It's been a few days, and STeve has neither entered a quote here nor 
responded to my reminder mail (unless I missed it - I get a lot of 
mail). So I think we should move on and someone enter another quote. My 
feeling is that sekari has first dibs if he wants, since he knew the 
previous author but wasn't fast enough.

response 50 of 207:

Oct 24 01:42 UTC 1998

It's been a few hours, and sekari hasn't dug up anything.

response 52 of 207:

Oct 27 05:00 UTC 1998

(sorry for the delay. I had to search for this book and eventually found
 it hiding in a box in my garage)

        This morning I was up early-indeed I slept poorly all night, 
doubtless from the weight of the guilt I feel about my errand yesterday,
though it does seem it isn't my own, but rather Master's, as doing his 
bidding is only my duty. Still it was my half-day and I'd a perfect right 
to refuse, though such a course never come to me for a moment until after 
the whole thing was concluded. I dressed now and went down to the kitchen, 
hoping to be at my work before Cook come in, but of course she was there
and would ask at once how my day had gone and if I'd found the cloth for 
my cloak, so I had to sit over my tea and lie about going to this store 
and that, but nothing would do. Lying does not come easy to me, nor do I
do it well. I thought Cook looked at me close, and felt myself blushing
with confusion. Then Mr. Poole come in and said that Master had been in his 
laboritory the entire night and had just come in and wanted his breakfast
and fire and then to be left alone, as he intended to sleep until noon, 
he was that done in. Cook turned to her pans and I put one my bonnet and 
apron feeling grateful to have the opportunity to deliver my message so 
early in the day. Mr. Bradshaw came in and he and Mr. Poole sat down at 
the table to wait on their own breakfast. "I'll do the fire now," I said
and went off feeling disapproval in the air, though this was likely my 
own imagining as there was nothing uncommon in my actions. 

response 54 of 207:

Oct 27 06:18 UTC 1998

nope

response 56 of 207:

Oct 27 11:45 UTC 1998

Reminds me of Stevenson, but I doubt it.  I might as well supply it as a
guess, though.