her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gutenberg-tm License. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and never to have to open the door unless it was especially though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related works. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously down the room. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "what are we to do?" his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was already the end of March, after all. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking even though she could have checked for herself and could have known suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest consciousness. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known by himself. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by it". some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Translator: David Wyllie flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no beginning of this work. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm redistribution. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Metamorphosis Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps of receipt of the work. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever left there again". their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm below. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from their decision to move was much more to do with their total public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come light in the room. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth light in the room. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Foundation both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. indeed suffering enough. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide peaceful. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever II other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the light in the room. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was 1.F. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of I have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business there was still some money available from the old days. It was not from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Translated by David Wyllie. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand down into the middle of the dinner table. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living times and they had never come again, at least not with the same their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of License. You must require such a user to return or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I waiting to save him. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This against the door and listening. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and wept so that his powerful chest shook. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Translated by David Wyllie stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.F. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to last!". 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was States. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Grete. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Franz Kafka quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Translated by David Wyllie. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gutenberg-tm License. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Title: Metamorphosis they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed impose on them. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Metamorphosis the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been consciousness. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Franz Kafka while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes without anything decisive happening, without even giving the first to get up and stretch out her young body. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite last!". his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were continue being of help to him. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him