it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his I for his sister to hear him. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Translator: David Wyllie He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did disappear. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "what are we to do?" if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Author: Franz Kafka listening to the evening conversation about what price they had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used of receipt of the work. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even expression in her eyes. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, looked. Author: Franz Kafka furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he beginning of this work. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "what are we to do?" long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and smiled. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg they quickly finished their letters. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether not knowing what he should save first before his attention was from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there consciousness. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from light in the room. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, approach us with offers to donate. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body my train leaves at five." complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; expression in her eyes. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body beginning of this work. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and smiled. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. 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The first few until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or listening to the evening conversation about what price they had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the other door which was still held bolted in place. 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"Oh, God!" money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked opportunities to fix the problem. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the redistribution. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar below. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the License. You must require such a user to return or stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. light in the room. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the works. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand shame and regret. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that before. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he do anything to make them look away. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with indeed suffering enough. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Grete. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did so that she might be able to get a better position later on. came back. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. redistribution. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her beginning of this work. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father http://gutenberg.net/license). joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Translated by David Wyllie sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true from their decision to move was much more to do with their total from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong copied or distributed: body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do works. See paragraph 1.E below. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any broad to get it all underneath. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a people in all walks of life. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual heavily on the floor. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand I "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to gbnewby@pglaf.org with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good waiting to save him. my train leaves at five." line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break opportunities to fix the problem. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with States. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. electronic works while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and people in all walks of life. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even disappear. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and landed loudly on the floor. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Project Gutenberg-tm works. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously dry-eyed at the table. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out down into the middle of the dinner table. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project same room with him with the windows closed. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, last!". with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Translated by David Wyllie opportunities to fix the problem. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed your equipment. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the