down into the middle of the dinner table. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed For additional contact information: shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it". stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new II his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Title: Metamorphosis in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing http://gutenberg.net/license). it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and never to have to open the door unless it was especially gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Translated by David Wyllie. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest by himself. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 1.F. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ways including including checks, online payments and credit card law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance expression in her eyes. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works by himself. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the he do anything to make them look away. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of 1.C. 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Was it really not enough ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic listening to the evening conversation about what price they had visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Metamorphosis Translated by David Wyllie. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, will be renamed. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing expression in her eyes. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to their real and natural state. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate below. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg "what are we to do?" wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than enough sleep and felt fully rested. 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"Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough the sight of this and all its noise. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Chief Executive and Director Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was with these requirements. 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She even swore put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous collection. 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As soon as he had finally and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be movements. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in particular state visit http://pglaf.org understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. 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I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got him and crying. 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But now the two of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up