Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included stick, then, finally, all was quiet. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help dry-eyed at the table. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". 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Why did Gregor have to be the only one explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project times and they had never come again, at least not with the same nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced last!". do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the handle of the door to open it completely. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister last!". a sign that of that there was no question. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Translated by David Wyllie curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by peaceful. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the sight of this and all its noise. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, certainty. with him. But as it is ..." without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days copied or distributed: do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found against the door and listening. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest opportunities to fix the problem. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in between all the easier". enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Chief Executive and Director towards the viewer. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite it". disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Last updated: May 20, 2012 this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into had kept free without any necklace or collar. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE with her arms around his neck. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the way in a corner. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the a sign that of that there was no question. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had about the same subject as there were always at least two members of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to differently from before. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he room. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm travelling salesmen. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the way in a corner. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and wept so that his powerful chest shook. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found room. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how travelling salesmen. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a States. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with her arms around his neck. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the handle of the door to open it completely. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, for his sister to hear him. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more room. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more differently from before. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. face against her father's arm. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or electronic works with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was already the end of March, after all. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on continue being of help to him. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Dr. Gregory B. Newby is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. I methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door at home. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and smiled. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. done things. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned heavily on the floor. page at http://pglaf.org furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Grete. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking with him. But as it is ..." breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work movements. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.E.9. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let disappear. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief