glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "what are we to do?" which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and approach us with offers to donate. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Language: English and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of III His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do your equipment. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which will be renamed. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed page at http://pglaf.org himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide works. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a a sign that of that there was no question. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in "what are we to do?" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ for his sister to hear him. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an I broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.E.9. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all subject to the trademark license, especially commercial been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would travelling salesmen. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand http://gutenberg.net/license). "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you redistribution. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in dry-eyed at the table. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to their real and natural state. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that about the same subject as there were always at least two members of was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Author: Franz Kafka folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! with her arms around his neck. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with he do anything to make them look away. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in it". she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Translated by David Wyllie. impose on them. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to status with the IRS. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and expression in her eyes. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever my train leaves at five." End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ways including including checks, online payments and credit card her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he do anything to make them look away. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing expression in her eyes. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and for his sister to hear him. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player works. See paragraph 1.E below. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were still just a child after all, and really might not have had an flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to broad to get it all underneath. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. him to spare Gregor's life. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Translated by David Wyllie. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very 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 down the room. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear towards the viewer. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Last updated: May 20, 2012 grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Title: Metamorphosis even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it towards the viewer. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged gbnewby@pglaf.org coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Dr. Gregory B. Newby tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to their real and natural state. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies without anything decisive happening, without even giving the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried.