thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of was already the end of March, after all. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and done things. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days him to spare Gregor's life. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full life led by the family during these two months, must have made him they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Author: Franz Kafka an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Chief Executive and Director use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Translated by David Wyllie. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had States. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property http://gutenberg.net/license). steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Metamorphosis face against her father's arm. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might they quickly finished their letters. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a I One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then face against her father's arm. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day electronic works denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what States. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had waiting to save him. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or beginning of this work. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. towards the viewer. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good towards the viewer. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's before. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats room. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a left there again". http://www.gutenberg.net himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Project Gutenberg-tm works. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free against the door and listening. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether http://gutenberg.net/license). into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him people in all walks of life. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door down into the middle of the dinner table. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up works. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in works. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to had kept free without any necklace or collar. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Translated by David Wyllie. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Grete. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of beginning of this work. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", listening to the evening conversation about what price they had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "what are we to do?" did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the works. See paragraph 1.E below. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as a sign that of that there was no question. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then certainty. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground not knowing what he should save first before his attention was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the opportunities to fix the problem. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as I "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Gutenberg-tm License. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments consciousness. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Translated by David Wyllie. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that