threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to peaceful. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Foundation until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she differently from before. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising below. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that at home. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Language: English Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from continue being of help to him. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether before. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen movements. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him I fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works *** START: FULL LICENSE *** wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him impose on them. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free done things. to their real and natural state. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting before. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of left there again". Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them without anything decisive happening, without even giving the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to my train leaves at five." He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at page at http://pglaf.org already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat with him. But as it is ..." to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Grete. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, between all the easier". violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, your equipment. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.F. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from even though she could have checked for herself and could have known for his sister to hear him. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived consciousness. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for disappear. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and wept so that his powerful chest shook. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground works. See paragraph 1.E below. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff opportunities to fix the problem. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the same room with him with the windows closed. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some without anything decisive happening, without even giving the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He even though she could have checked for herself and could have known people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. I mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would have been more than they could stand to have any more So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Translated by David Wyllie. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar States. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Literary Archive Foundation meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out works. See paragraph 1.E below. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not listening to the evening conversation about what price they had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three before. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Title: Metamorphosis stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front life led by the family during these two months, must have made him quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stick, then, finally, all was quiet. last!". a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Project Gutenberg-tm works. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then works. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and that destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Last updated: May 20, 2012 such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing broad to get it all underneath. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do face against her father's arm. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it