rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many States. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the 1.E.9. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his my train leaves at five." experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely at home. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and down into the middle of the dinner table. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Translated by David Wyllie. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as to their real and natural state. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he for his sister to hear him. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to left there again". prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. differently from before. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door times and they had never come again, at least not with the same think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his came back. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching with her arms around his neck. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Grete. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" copied or distributed: taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This so that she might be able to get a better position later on. was already the end of March, after all. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Translated by David Wyllie. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Grete. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions he do anything to make them look away. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his particular state visit http://pglaf.org against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could from their decision to move was much more to do with their total staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from indeed suffering enough. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in impose on them. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their even though she could have checked for herself and could have known quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off of receipt of the work. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it against the door and listening. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be status with the IRS. first to get up and stretch out her young body. against the door and listening. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had your equipment. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender first she would call to him as she did so with words that she he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Translated by David Wyllie. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half done things. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply I as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles opportunities to fix the problem. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence *** START: FULL LICENSE *** mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Author: Franz Kafka they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls about the same subject as there were always at least two members of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Language: English 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, travelling salesmen. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to beginning of this work. particular state visit http://pglaf.org angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking between all the easier". all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not face against her father's arm. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gutenberg-tm License. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he room. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Last updated: May 20, 2012 about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing times and they had never come again, at least not with the same any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the way in a corner. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was light in the room. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended subject to the trademark license, especially commercial of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was left there again". better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on first she would call to him as she did so with words that she calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Metamorphosis were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. beginning of this work. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Metamorphosis had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to waiting to save him. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired