pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into travelling salesmen. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and landed loudly on the floor. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Title: Metamorphosis during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen still just a child after all, and really might not have had an from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while heavily on the floor. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro looked. last!". has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself II expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Translated by David Wyllie. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep not knowing what he should save first before his attention was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was not a loss but a great advantage. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with him. But as it is ..." chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled towards the viewer. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax that Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, status with the IRS. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Foundation the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Last updated: May 20, 2012 posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, done things. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any same room with him with the windows closed. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust differently from before. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes so that she might be able to get a better position later on. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then still just a child after all, and really might not have had an during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Author: Franz Kafka one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Dr. Gregory B. Newby towards the viewer. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Translated by David Wyllie. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had kept free without any necklace or collar. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Translator: David Wyllie himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by first to get up and stretch out her young body. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for just to move about the home, every other day would be spent swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. himself. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already last!". spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked impose on them. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Dr. Gregory B. Newby else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of done things. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Language: English impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes down into the middle of the dinner table. disappear. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Title: Metamorphosis unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was they quickly finished their letters. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few between all the easier". hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly License. You must require such a user to return or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard