uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is would have been more than they could stand to have any more oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Translated by David Wyllie little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Last updated: May 20, 2012 provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father greatest consideration so that his family could bear the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence light in the room. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; II been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from down the room. electronic works dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Translator: David Wyllie with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had continue being of help to him. and smiled. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest for his sister to hear him. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's II mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying would have been more than they could stand to have any more SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say by himself. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would listening to the evening conversation about what price they had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just him to spare Gregor's life. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was impose on them. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless would have been more than they could stand to have any more this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. II they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to their real and natural state. works. See paragraph 1.E below. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell between all the easier". nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to last!". to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant shame and regret. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off down into the middle of the dinner table. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Grete. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the works. See paragraph 1.E below. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the sight of this and all its noise. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with life led by the family during these two months, must have made him enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that there was still some money available from the old days. It was not different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure "what are we to do?" they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed was already the end of March, after all. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the heavily on the floor. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and never to have to open the door unless it was especially angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project between all the easier". with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project page at http://pglaf.org dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood listening to the evening conversation about what price they had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we ways including including checks, online payments and credit card bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure works. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. came back. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day *** START: FULL LICENSE *** so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Translated by David Wyllie. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 1.F. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still beginning of this work. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Franz Kafka still just a child after all, and really might not have had an must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he same room with him with the windows closed. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Foundation room. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "what are we to do?" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at at this thought. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help by himself. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Translated by David Wyllie. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door