been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound *** START: FULL LICENSE *** practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with her arms around his neck. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you works. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Translator: David Wyllie this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." so that she might be able to get a better position later on. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important first to get up and stretch out her young body. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his at home. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg-tm License. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked that Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Translated by David Wyllie living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions gbnewby@pglaf.org Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent would have been more than they could stand to have any more father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Translated by David Wyllie. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender he do anything to make them look away. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Translated by David Wyllie. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite done things. was not a loss but a great advantage. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let particular state visit http://pglaf.org that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Translator: David Wyllie quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to before. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth DAMAGE. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he even though she could have checked for herself and could have known playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 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 more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It peaceful. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every first to get up and stretch out her young body. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it from their decision to move was much more to do with their total money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a page at http://pglaf.org returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he States. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. down into the middle of the dinner table. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a against the door and listening. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming room. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before left there again". entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works last!". doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three room. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Literary Archive Foundation now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each people in all walks of life. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as light in the room. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work towards the viewer. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Translator: David Wyllie whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the that these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a with him. But as it is ..." wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can towards the viewer. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in light in the room. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be they quickly finished their letters. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the sight of this and all its noise. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Project Gutenberg-tm works. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of disappear. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want gbnewby@pglaf.org your equipment. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, between all the easier". suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from