parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity status with the IRS. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, copied or distributed: recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. towards the viewer. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do not knowing what he should save first before his attention was question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at waiting to save him. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment between all the easier". a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Project Gutenberg-tm works. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that of receipt of the work. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his a sign that of that there was no question. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding just to move about the home, every other day would be spent left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the sight of this and all its noise. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became same room with him with the windows closed. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in impose on them. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy even though she could have checked for herself and could have known any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Grete. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through first she would call to him as she did so with words that she be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more below. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he differently from before. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gutenberg-tm License. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Translated by David Wyllie does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally differently from before. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing over to the window where they remained with their arms around each choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and works. See paragraph 1.E below. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project works. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do him to spare Gregor's life. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Foundation driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole still just a child after all, and really might not have had an fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about First posted: May 13, 2002 sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her redistribution. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking looked. that clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Translator: David Wyllie the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Metamorphosis his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud movements. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state will be renamed. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had indeed suffering enough. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Translated by David Wyllie do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the came back. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do indeed suffering enough. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I States. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in disappear. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had kept free without any necklace or collar. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the works. See paragraph 1.E below. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his First posted: May 13, 2002 around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might 1.F. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Title: Metamorphosis construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can approach us with offers to donate. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his would have been more than they could stand to have any more work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white First posted: May 13, 2002 unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on opportunities to fix the problem. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have redistribution. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm towards the viewer. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, came back. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following