called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Grete. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Foundation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Chief Executive and Director emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, III insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still impose on them. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the sight of this and all its noise. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and throughout numerous locations. 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the sight of this and all its noise. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him down the room. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but with him. But as it is ..." consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly people in all walks of life. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was already the end of March, after all. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that light in the room. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Author: Franz Kafka as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully with him. But as it is ..." shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did 1.F. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his looked. copied or distributed: he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated works. See paragraph 1.E below. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto differently from before. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the face against her father's arm. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with opportunities to fix the problem. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no certainty. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and never to have to open the door unless it was especially light in the room. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance a sign that of that there was no question. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Author: Franz Kafka well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father broad to get it all underneath. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but works. See paragraph 1.E below. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself beginning of this work. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered consciousness. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Chief Executive and Director sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. 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Nearly all the individual works in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on disappear. for his sister to hear him. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with her arms around his neck. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Project Gutenberg-tm works. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Translated by David Wyllie. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Literary Archive Foundation they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. people in all walks of life. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Title: Metamorphosis movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Project Gutenberg-tm works. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him gbnewby@pglaf.org it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than page at http://pglaf.org round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come License. You must require such a user to return or uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite against the door and listening. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too same room with him with the windows closed. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, waiting to save him. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it shame and regret. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here works. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the dry-eyed at the table. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Translator: David Wyllie come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would