Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be For additional contact information: that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand people in all walks of life. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any For additional contact information: His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. electronic works though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Foundation himself. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right towards the viewer. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with at home. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their to their real and natural state. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock with him. But as it is ..." recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times life led by the family during these two months, must have made him destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any against the door and listening. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Last updated: May 20, 2012 do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa disappear. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and never to have to open the door unless it was especially side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all down the room. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it he do anything to make them look away. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this first to get up and stretch out her young body. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by copied or distributed: stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or 1.F. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular same room with him with the windows closed. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg travelling salesmen. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I against the door and listening. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let disappear. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, License. You must require such a user to return or this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and smiled. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged expression in her eyes. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and smiled. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would redistribution. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring face against her father's arm. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Translated by David Wyllie representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a towards the viewer. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one http://gutenberg.net/license). exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with works. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you not knowing what he should save first before his attention was infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her just to move about the home, every other day would be spent she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Title: Metamorphosis work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father shame and regret. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from dry-eyed at the table. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until redistribution. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom without anything decisive happening, without even giving the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the dry-eyed at the table. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, was not a loss but a great advantage. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. they quickly finished their letters. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me last!". crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the sight of this and all its noise. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had down the room. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. works. See paragraph 1.E below. would have been more than they could stand to have any more work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Foundation permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Translated by David Wyllie. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. to their real and natural state. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up,