by himself. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to last!". Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my DAMAGE. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it with him. But as it is ..." bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would just to move about the home, every other day would be spent seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: without anything decisive happening, without even giving the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it room. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, waiting to save him. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully I however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said continue being of help to him. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was already the end of March, after all. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so for his sister to hear him. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared differently from before. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Translated by David Wyllie written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to gbnewby@pglaf.org to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so consciousness. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to License. You must require such a user to return or then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself with him. But as it is ..." scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some first to get up and stretch out her young body. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "what are we to do?" and landed loudly on the floor. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but not knowing what he should save first before his attention was that the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been indeed suffering enough. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Last updated: May 20, 2012 from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at speak to him in that way once again. 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Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round beginning of this work. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much himself. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to below. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, light in the room. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper so that she might be able to get a better position later on. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Last updated: May 20, 2012 to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he indeed suffering enough. waiting to save him. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to would have been more than they could stand to have any more Title: Metamorphosis and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in your equipment. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the handle of the door to open it completely. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a broad to get it all underneath. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound http://gutenberg.net/license). the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then shame and regret. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his would have been more than they could stand to have any more light in the room. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still greatest consideration so that his family could bear the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing License. You must require such a user to return or be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even not knowing what he should save first before his attention was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands DAMAGE. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Language: English Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Language: English Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel copied or distributed: and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with II each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough certainty. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure that WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Translated by David Wyllie. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Grete. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she I room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without differently from before. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something dry-eyed at the table. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. came back. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest before. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this of receipt of the work. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All subject to the trademark license, especially commercial he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was