behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to him to spare Gregor's life. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their same room with him with the windows closed. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether by himself. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was same room with him with the windows closed. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Chief Executive and Director a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have consciousness. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, with him. But as it is ..." straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Translated by David Wyllie. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of receipt of the work. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself works. See paragraph 1.E below. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and landed loudly on the floor. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her with him. But as it is ..." able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and For additional contact information: up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Project Gutenberg-tm works. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not done things. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found status with the IRS. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement last!". II they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if below. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Translated by David Wyllie. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning between all the easier". just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without anything decisive happening, without even giving the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm works. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gutenberg-tm License. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's subject to the trademark license, especially commercial now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a expression in her eyes. Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down they quickly finished their letters. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with her arms around his neck. will be renamed. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it was already the end of March, after all. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the sight of this and all its noise. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.F. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself not knowing what he should save first before his attention was state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and 1.E.9. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Franz Kafka left there again". and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his done things. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat first to get up and stretch out her young body. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like left there again". from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to