that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He for his sister to hear him. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Foundation Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to their real and natural state. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and people in all walks of life. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their For additional contact information: her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, DAMAGE. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to DAMAGE. Dr. Gregory B. Newby possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Literary Archive Foundation effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his first to get up and stretch out her young body. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had kept free without any necklace or collar. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if a sign that of that there was no question. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower with her arms around his neck. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned last!". stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined down into the middle of the dinner table. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the at this thought. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he down the room. waiting to save him. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat listening to the evening conversation about what price they had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would it". thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then face against her father's arm. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more approach us with offers to donate. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and peaceful. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all had kept free without any necklace or collar. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations came back. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is for his sister to hear him. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, I playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to First posted: May 13, 2002 One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Metamorphosis same room with him with the windows closed. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 1.F. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible life led by the family during these two months, must have made him without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to had kept free without any necklace or collar. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would have been more than they could stand to have any more the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. people in all walks of life. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock he do anything to make them look away. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they quickly finished their letters. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. waiting to save him. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" light in the room. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief http://www.gutenberg.net of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were