the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown and never to have to open the door unless it was especially he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no 1.F. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter first to get up and stretch out her young body. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Author: Franz Kafka quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Project Gutenberg-tm works. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in status with the IRS. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. beginning of this work. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it I somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: redistribution. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's they quickly finished their letters. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was movements. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down status with the IRS. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was a sign that of that there was no question. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I broad to get it all underneath. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it electronic works 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived subject to the trademark license, especially commercial still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Dr. Gregory B. Newby with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Dr. Gregory B. Newby him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she still just a child after all, and really might not have had an even though she could have checked for herself and could have known parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Metamorphosis Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go I him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that there was still some money available from the old days. It was not full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Translated by David Wyllie. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no room. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, movements. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stick, then, finally, all was quiet. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works of receipt of the work. License. You must require such a user to return or sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to was not a loss but a great advantage. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been down the room. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and smiled. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the way in a corner. only in secret. 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By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more will be renamed. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Franz Kafka Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the differently from before. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him and landed loudly on the floor. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then travelling salesmen. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Metamorphosis word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very differently from before. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then page at http://pglaf.org sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they redistribution. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her same room with him with the windows closed. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Grete. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few not knowing what he should save first before his attention was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but came back. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. against the door and listening. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked below. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was movements. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently travelling salesmen. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate License. You must require such a user to return or held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose III earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it room. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had with her arms around his neck. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the handle of the door to open it completely. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had opportunities to fix the problem. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and travelling salesmen. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few stick, then, finally, all was quiet. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any by himself. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. against the door and listening. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final