if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore movements. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make things had become superfluous which, although they could not be It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gutenberg-tm License. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a down into the middle of the dinner table. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment shame and regret. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give redistribution. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Last updated: May 20, 2012 was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious by himself. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut looked. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over not knowing what he should save first before his attention was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. III foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there even though she could have checked for herself and could have known all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was with him. But as it is ..." wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their times and they had never come again, at least not with the same watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would and smiled. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Language: English before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Translated by David Wyllie. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door times and they had never come again, at least not with the same enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on disappear. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was face against her father's arm. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping works. See paragraph 1.E below. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged impose on them. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm page at http://pglaf.org naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him States. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no electronic works the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest copied or distributed: nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his people in all walks of life. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day expression in her eyes. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: things had become superfluous which, although they could not be the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest 1.E.9. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite people in all walks of life. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a redistribution. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the First posted: May 13, 2002 thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and smiled. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring down into the middle of the dinner table. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a before. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as "what are we to do?" removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was certainty. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, heavily on the floor. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Franz Kafka he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing would have been more than they could stand to have any more rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Literary Archive Foundation hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can with him. But as it is ..." unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and at this thought. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the my train leaves at five." must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence consciousness. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the was already the end of March, after all. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, left there again". room. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the way in a corner. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's same room with him with the windows closed. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally DAMAGE. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Foundation with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor,