not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock came back. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried at home. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond light in the room. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by came back. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he do anything to make them look away. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stick, then, finally, all was quiet. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance things had become superfluous which, although they could not be even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Translator: David Wyllie himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's listening to the evening conversation about what price they had 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and smiled. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no below. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. below. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and works. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender broad to get it all underneath. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Author: Franz Kafka Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived disappear. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. last!". it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Last updated: May 20, 2012 chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself subject to the trademark license, especially commercial throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light heavily on the floor. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. License. You must require such a user to return or went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value beginning of this work. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting works. See paragraph 1.E below. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Title: Metamorphosis that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to their real and natural state. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on had kept free without any necklace or collar. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived came back. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Translated by David Wyllie. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Title: Metamorphosis The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's that living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. at home. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into heavily on the floor. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. dry-eyed at the table. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, beginning of this work. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "what are we to do?" not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous copied or distributed: again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever by himself. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go certainty. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Grete. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and smiled. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate down the room. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it http://gutenberg.net/license). providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room done things. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and first to get up and stretch out her young body. between all the easier". and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Foundation he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and at home. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg-tm work. 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And even if he did catch Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see movements. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no same room with him with the windows closed. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Translated by David Wyllie. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant down the room. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little paragraph 1.C below. 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He had suffered actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money