to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot for his sister to hear him. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, would have been more than they could stand to have any more him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On electronic works second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Grete. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he do anything to make them look away. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you so that she might be able to get a better position later on. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and beginning of this work. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped my train leaves at five." included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not same room with him with the windows closed. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a III warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was already the end of March, after all. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition down into the middle of the dinner table. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would have been more than they could stand to have any more day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Last updated: May 20, 2012 crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest for his sister to hear him. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had things had become superfluous which, although they could not be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate States. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: works. See paragraph 1.E below. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the looked. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and never to have to open the door unless it was especially stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room without anything decisive happening, without even giving the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock continue being of help to him. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father III inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite expression in her eyes. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could approach us with offers to donate. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the dry-eyed at the table. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and smiled. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do first to get up and stretch out her young body. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the II "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official continue being of help to him. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any States. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would at home. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Translated by David Wyllie. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, would have been more than they could stand to have any more couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first she would call to him as she did so with words that she like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here from their decision to move was much more to do with their total One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Translated by David Wyllie. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it and wept so that his powerful chest shook. beginning of this work. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous just to move about the home, every other day would be spent entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the way in a corner. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his came back. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Author: Franz Kafka respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with "what are we to do?" was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Translated by David Wyllie. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled certainty. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his differently from before. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" with him. But as it is ..." thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Grete. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Last updated: May 20, 2012 "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the