Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and never to have to open the door unless it was especially shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Translator: David Wyllie this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by first she would call to him as she did so with words that she way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided first she would call to him as she did so with words that she helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it without anything decisive happening, without even giving the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced waiting to save him. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; over to the window where they remained with their arms around each almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Foundation against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever shame and regret. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would dry-eyed at the table. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project 1.E.9. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the waiting to save him. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Translated by David Wyllie. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he do anything to make them look away. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance subject to the trademark license, especially commercial his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd over to the window where they remained with their arms around each round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Last updated: May 20, 2012 of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages 1.E.9. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but States. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance that his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project down the room. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face still just a child after all, and really might not have had an last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief he do anything to make them look away. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money certainty. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, with her arms around his neck. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings 1.F. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had peaceful. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed for his sister to hear him. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could beginning of this work. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. consciousness. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. against the door and listening. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to their real and natural state. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by expression in her eyes. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Franz Kafka is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to their real and natural state. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and people in all walks of life. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that my train leaves at five." and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen impose on them. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one your equipment. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any down the room. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation waiting to save him. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his so that she might be able to get a better position later on. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the room. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill for his sister to hear him. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising down the room. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a just to move about the home, every other day would be spent without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Franz Kafka friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light II He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment of receipt of the work. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to