swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same License. You must require such a user to return or thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no between all the easier". on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance your equipment. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to was already the end of March, after all. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Translated by David Wyllie electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he opportunities to fix the problem. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie about the same subject as there were always at least two members of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and never to have to open the door unless it was especially public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a http://gutenberg.net/license). creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and never to have to open the door unless it was especially father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to works. the sight of this and all its noise. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in certainty. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the will be renamed. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or over to the window where they remained with their arms around each arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness ways including including checks, online payments and credit card opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or For additional contact information: "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in not knowing what he should save first before his attention was So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot they quickly finished their letters. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Translated by David Wyllie. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" listening to the evening conversation about what price they had one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the DAMAGE. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many movements. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both 1.E.9. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every consciousness. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once himself. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor last!". Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother light in the room. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had last!". quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Project Gutenberg-tm works. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing looked. had kept free without any necklace or collar. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should status with the IRS. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible II to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he do anything to make them look away. Project Gutenberg-tm works. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do that came back. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had kept free without any necklace or collar. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even down the room. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would it". raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Foundation should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his he do anything to make them look away. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. disappear. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut things had become superfluous which, although they could not be License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Translated by David Wyllie filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Language: English that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked face against her father's arm. people in all walks of life. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Title: Metamorphosis chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Title: Metamorphosis had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the