do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and landed loudly on the floor. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a differently from before. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed page at http://pglaf.org anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, face against her father's arm. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. had kept free without any necklace or collar. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together expression in her eyes. http://www.gutenberg.net while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Foundation to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. him to spare Gregor's life. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", before. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut certainty. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Translated by David Wyllie were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living looked. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up waiting to save him. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the waiting to save him. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't before. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that a sign that of that there was no question. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to disappear. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Translated by David Wyllie sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He indeed suffering enough. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being ways including including checks, online payments and credit card I would have been more than they could stand to have any more him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was already the end of March, after all. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, "what are we to do?" press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his last!". situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've will be renamed. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round even though she could have checked for herself and could have known this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to last!". the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to their real and natural state. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Title: Metamorphosis superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that and landed loudly on the floor. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered down into the middle of the dinner table. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Grete. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with him. But as it is ..." were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the handle of the door to open it completely. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between approach us with offers to donate. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Grete. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the same room with him with the windows closed. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Title: Metamorphosis all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was there was still some money available from the old days. It was not INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Translator: David Wyllie our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became at home. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of looked. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards.