how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional slightly. In this way they went round the room several times his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he first she would call to him as she did so with words that she His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to indeed suffering enough. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "what are we to do?" before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from particular state visit http://pglaf.org sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his redistribution. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gutenberg-tm License. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was First posted: May 13, 2002 the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the shame and regret. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the had kept free without any necklace or collar. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Translator: David Wyllie "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced about the same subject as there were always at least two members of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go looked. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had approach us with offers to donate. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, First posted: May 13, 2002 there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came page at http://pglaf.org behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and landed loudly on the floor. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to at home. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and smiled. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Translator: David Wyllie 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a particular state visit http://pglaf.org illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and smiled. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and with him. But as it is ..." still just a child after all, and really might not have had an So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound continue being of help to him. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.E.9. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Author: Franz Kafka So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short 1.F. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to done things. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the down the room. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the same room with him with the windows closed. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was already the end of March, after all. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE First posted: May 13, 2002 between all the easier". a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Literary Archive Foundation somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her particular state visit http://pglaf.org breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with 1.E.9. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance by himself. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their just to move about the home, every other day would be spent my train leaves at five." arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to against the door and listening. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and landed loudly on the floor. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it even though she could have checked for herself and could have known a sign that of that there was no question. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to works. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or movements. approach us with offers to donate. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After at home. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. beginning of this work. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the my train leaves at five." time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost