walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a it". precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact disappear. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was already the end of March, after all. broad to get it all underneath. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated "what are we to do?" all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not himself. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gutenberg-tm License. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.F. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to beginning of this work. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular redistribution. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Franz Kafka point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Title: Metamorphosis that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: peaceful. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the at home. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to their real and natural state. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. the handle of the door to open it completely. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned left there again". imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him continue being of help to him. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Translated by David Wyllie. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Franz Kafka Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. continue being of help to him. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." a sign that of that there was no question. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the sight of this and all its noise. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final greatest consideration so that his family could bear the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside will be renamed. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we people in all walks of life. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough copied or distributed: great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak electronic works expression in her eyes. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the shame and regret. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On at home. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that redistribution. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women beginning of this work. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally and never to have to open the door unless it was especially used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then will be renamed. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open from their decision to move was much more to do with their total sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied face against her father's arm. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, down into the middle of the dinner table. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to I achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself I usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his redistribution. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with expression in her eyes. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Project Gutenberg-tm works. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the looked. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that