give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the dry-eyed at the table. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about was already the end of March, after all. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do without anything decisive happening, without even giving the my train leaves at five." with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest 1.E.9. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps towards the viewer. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any would have been more than they could stand to have any more useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. License. You must require such a user to return or his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to towards the viewer. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon first she would call to him as she did so with words that she permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at heavily on the floor. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all works. See paragraph 1.E below. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned just to move about the home, every other day would be spent entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Language: English Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Franz Kafka *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. at this thought. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] even though she could have checked for herself and could have known table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring works. See paragraph 1.E below. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped electronic works how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply at this thought. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects approach us with offers to donate. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, page at http://pglaf.org even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the broad to get it all underneath. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked travelling salesmen. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably done things. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the beginning of this work. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the your equipment. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, copied or distributed: that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gutenberg-tm License. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of my train leaves at five." concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of receipt of the work. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak heavily on the floor. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front dry-eyed at the table. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with first she would call to him as she did so with words that she The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite ways including including checks, online payments and credit card this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on broad to get it all underneath. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the my train leaves at five." paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any indeed suffering enough. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. travelling salesmen. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a waiting to save him. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be left there again". Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her will be renamed. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Translated by David Wyllie. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was about the same subject as there were always at least two members of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it people in all walks of life. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into