lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me not knowing what he should save first before his attention was unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right first to get up and stretch out her young body. waiting to save him. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising same room with him with the windows closed. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again at this thought. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home looked. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Author: Franz Kafka decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you first to get up and stretch out her young body. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of License. You must require such a user to return or round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gutenberg-tm License. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. works. See paragraph 1.E below. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot dry-eyed at the table. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room to their real and natural state. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the sight of this and all its noise. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once of receipt of the work. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, before. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm *** START: FULL LICENSE *** think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound before. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the handle of the door to open it completely. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "what are we to do?" that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he left there again". other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or subject to the trademark license, especially commercial receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might will be renamed. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only movements. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, shame and regret. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations II across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright left there again". provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she subject to the trademark license, especially commercial one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Title: Metamorphosis Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Translated by David Wyllie. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't status with the IRS. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be about the same subject as there were always at least two members of thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination disappear. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not works. See paragraph 1.E below. Foundation now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of receipt of the work. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had consciousness. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that room. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat was not a loss but a great advantage. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Metamorphosis hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you at home. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. against the door and listening. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there stick, then, finally, all was quiet. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the opportunities to fix the problem. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, at this thought. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and it". PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family 1.F. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or with her arms around his neck. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, disappear. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Translated by David Wyllie. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Dr. Gregory B. Newby sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than