door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never subject to the trademark license, especially commercial he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Metamorphosis and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him to spare Gregor's life. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There life led by the family during these two months, must have made him experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do License. You must require such a user to return or sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him at home. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, copied or distributed: continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was between all the easier". mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and III Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Project Gutenberg-tm works. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but between all the easier". looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the sight of this and all its noise. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this with her arms around his neck. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined waiting to save him. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to your equipment. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was him to spare Gregor's life. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was not a loss but a great advantage. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that works. down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they copied or distributed: bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, at home. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was not a loss but a great advantage. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. at home. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "what are we to do?" in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Title: Metamorphosis or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Translator: David Wyllie and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but stick, then, finally, all was quiet. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual below. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Franz Kafka they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of waiting to save him. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living movements. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had opportunities to fix the problem. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there and wept so that his powerful chest shook. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to travelling salesmen. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was not a loss but a great advantage. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did certainty. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property the sight of this and all its noise. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom at this thought. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles States. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Literary Archive Foundation now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a sign that of that there was no question. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent looked. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. works. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with