couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where States. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. at home. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; and landed loudly on the floor. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of receipt of the work. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Title: Metamorphosis His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the expression in her eyes. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless done things. Translated by David Wyllie. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** at this thought. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Last updated: May 20, 2012 That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far that nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide first to get up and stretch out her young body. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously looked. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and landed loudly on the floor. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first before. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a below. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.9. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. at home. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to copied or distributed: 1.E.9. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he page at http://pglaf.org able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty down into the middle of the dinner table. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen at home. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together not knowing what he should save first before his attention was carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could there was still some money available from the old days. It was not thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self they quickly finished their letters. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers even though she could have checked for herself and could have known made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Grete. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "what are we to do?" than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would just to move about the home, every other day would be spent spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had kept free without any necklace or collar. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, II the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and smiled. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium left there again". had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to 1.F. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up below. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on