looked. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Translated by David Wyllie. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's certainty. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt people in all walks of life. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their and wept so that his powerful chest shook. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? 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"Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the handle of the door to open it completely. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Language: English imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.F. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: was not a loss but a great advantage. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "what are we to do?" breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with him. But as it is ..." would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gutenberg-tm License. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and wept so that his powerful chest shook. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender with her arms around his neck. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a opportunities to fix the problem. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the handle of the door to open it completely. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. himself. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium looked. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "what are we to do?" particular state visit http://pglaf.org pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any listening to the evening conversation about what price they had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three slightly. In this way they went round the room several times peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. http://gutenberg.net/license). The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he do anything to make them look away. III parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards first to get up and stretch out her young body. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and heavily on the floor. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let States. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned dry-eyed at the table. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the way in a corner. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Chief Executive and Director "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 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 there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he even though she could have checked for herself and could have known explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing http://www.gutenberg.net now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women DAMAGE. was not a loss but a great advantage. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had heavily on the floor. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it". without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously first she would call to him as she did so with words that she bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Literary Archive Foundation he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily things had become superfluous which, although they could not be bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round 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 set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. expression in her eyes. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property stick, then, finally, all was quiet. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door ways including including checks, online payments and credit card permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and wept so that his powerful chest shook. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Dr. Gregory B. Newby he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his dry-eyed at the table. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight