couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Chief Executive and Director eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they went away together on tip-toe. 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Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at times and they had never come again, at least not with the same The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. before. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between shame and regret. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing at this thought. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of looked. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone For additional contact information: the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included my train leaves at five." something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To looked. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps expression in her eyes. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish 1.E.9. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while their way in there too. 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At him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the continue being of help to him. would have been more than they could stand to have any more With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of works. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want and landed loudly on the floor. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving differently from before. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed light in the room. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps *** START: FULL LICENSE *** parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak works. See paragraph 1.E below. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the http://www.gutenberg.net was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short First posted: May 13, 2002 Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock ways including including checks, online payments and credit card been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged expression in her eyes. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt copied or distributed: conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Translator: David Wyllie the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement listening to the evening conversation about what price they had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly room. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as times and they had never come again, at least not with the same cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with her arms around his neck. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even came back. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been himself. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office indeed suffering enough. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had first to get up and stretch out her young body. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Translated by David Wyllie. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door broad to get it all underneath. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest by himself. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had First posted: May 13, 2002 experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and last!". even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not indeed suffering enough. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did against the door and listening. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do will be renamed. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest States. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with her arms around his neck. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up consciousness. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her he do anything to make them look away. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Title: Metamorphosis TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, movements. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. I threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael