strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never consciousness. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and it". mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gutenberg-tm License. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she beginning of this work. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding without anything decisive happening, without even giving the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made http://gutenberg.net/license). everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally http://www.gutenberg.net completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was it". Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how himself. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Literary Archive Foundation look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at For additional contact information: immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in peaceful. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the large amount of sewing work she did. 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He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned they quickly finished their letters. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in your equipment. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister light in the room. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and earn money? 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Gregor was still there and had not the slightest train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Metamorphosis - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty particular state visit http://pglaf.org and wept so that his powerful chest shook. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Dr. Gregory B. Newby slightly. In this way they went round the room several times clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Metamorphosis was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Translator: David Wyllie "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, below. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly 1.E.9. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. http://www.gutenberg.net sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stick, then, finally, all was quiet. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be still just a child after all, and really might not have had an - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the DAMAGE. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; with him. But as it is ..." sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and never to have to open the door unless it was especially harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. indeed suffering enough. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work DAMAGE. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations times and they had never come again, at least not with the same quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of beginning of this work. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock without anything decisive happening, without even giving the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was already the end of March, after all. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really beginning of this work. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and never to have to open the door unless it was especially shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he same room with him with the windows closed. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Translated by David Wyllie. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free 1.F. electronic works concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of will be renamed. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production,