everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from broad to get it all underneath. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted slightly. In this way they went round the room several times sheet where it was. 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On hearing all this, his sister would break his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his light in the room. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! 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She was still a child of see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new would have been more than they could stand to have any more heavily on the floor. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Chief Executive and Director looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Chief Executive and Director state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to copied or distributed: stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the was not a loss but a great advantage. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Translated by David Wyllie. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like so that she might be able to get a better position later on. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him there was still some money available from the old days. It was not anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Language: English staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door even though she could have checked for herself and could have known down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair redistribution. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be so that she might be able to get a better position later on. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff States. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project last!". remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote your equipment. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough from their decision to move was much more to do with their total copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in left there again". 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 1.F. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were disappear. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if my train leaves at five." 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it even though she could have checked for herself and could have known efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and left there again". morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon I up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round certainty. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced so that she might be able to get a better position later on. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself would have been more than they could stand to have any more It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been below. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished was not a loss but a great advantage. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net same room with him with the windows closed. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, copied or distributed: used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together II Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Translated by David Wyllie. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's