hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a was not a loss but a great advantage. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Author: Franz Kafka straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether my train leaves at five." sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa from their decision to move was much more to do with their total floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's III Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get peaceful. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you down into the middle of the dinner table. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him III "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you dry-eyed at the table. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all will be renamed. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included works. See paragraph 1.E below. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Last updated: May 20, 2012 father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was expression in her eyes. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really light in the room. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "what are we to do?" his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in States. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break slightly. In this way they went round the room several times afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was was not a loss but a great advantage. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot him to spare Gregor's life. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were it". father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm towards the viewer. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and came back. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to DAMAGE. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't times and they had never come again, at least not with the same It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, movements. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. continue being of help to him. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to below. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table was already the end of March, after all. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 1.F. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me with her arms around his neck. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many States. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when movements. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Metamorphosis were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward against the door and listening. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing works. See paragraph 1.E below. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and beginning of this work. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and landed loudly on the floor. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Foundation INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for copied or distributed: door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a against the door and listening. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was