his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats still just a child after all, and really might not have had an recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at a sign that of that there was no question. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch by himself. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Metamorphosis state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his redistribution. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went life led by the family during these two months, must have made him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate slightly. In this way they went round the room several times spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a light in the room. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Grete. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all subject to the trademark license, especially commercial there was still some money available from the old days. It was not posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his came back. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the face against her father's arm. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Translated by David Wyllie. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand below. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. http://www.gutenberg.net butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still room. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would continue being of help to him. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag came back. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that had kept free without any necklace or collar. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation II he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 1.E.9. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at slightly. In this way they went round the room several times carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the handle of the door to open it completely. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to copied or distributed: we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying with her arms around his neck. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Chief Executive and Director household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Translated by David Wyllie. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "what are we to do?" Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Translated by David Wyllie. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple stick, then, finally, all was quiet. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that between all the easier". As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as last!". eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Foundation bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head people in all walks of life. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to *** START: FULL LICENSE *** playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or example. 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He was silent and looked straight To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her towards the viewer. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore States. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or down into the middle of the dinner table. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg works. See paragraph 1.E below. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there http://www.gutenberg.net notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally ways including including checks, online payments and credit card butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to their real and natural state. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but about the same subject as there were always at least two members of money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Author: Franz Kafka she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short opportunities to fix the problem. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works