shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gutenberg-tm License. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always http://gutenberg.net/license). with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Literary Archive Foundation Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. License. You must require such a user to return or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Translated by David Wyllie. before. 1.F. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free times and they had never come again, at least not with the same If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed light in the room. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the handle of the door to open it completely. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door before. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought listening to the evening conversation about what price they had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the at this thought. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not knowing what he should save first before his attention was anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 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 unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely indeed suffering enough. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Translated by David Wyllie slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back continue being of help to him. status with the IRS. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends page at http://pglaf.org Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Foundation address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward waiting to save him. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing redistribution. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would http://gutenberg.net/license). to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than without anything decisive happening, without even giving the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Language: English License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't DAMAGE. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands things had become superfluous which, although they could not be backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over that before. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps http://www.gutenberg.net destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. http://www.gutenberg.net for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest himself. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that continue being of help to him. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even down the room. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the below. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt came back. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the light in the room. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the II stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. 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, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true continue being of help to him. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Translated by David Wyllie. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged