too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of receipt of the work. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If beginning of this work. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite would have been more than they could stand to have any more dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried consciousness. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Author: Franz Kafka With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by so that she might be able to get a better position later on. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some particular state visit http://pglaf.org quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the sight of this and all its noise. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; my train leaves at five." stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother at home. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at down into the middle of the dinner table. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the would have been more than they could stand to have any more The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To first to get up and stretch out her young body. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present DAMAGE. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old indeed suffering enough. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends First posted: May 13, 2002 and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could waiting to save him. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Chief Executive and Director made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping disappear. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something States. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch travelling salesmen. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he at this thought. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it DAMAGE. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready left there again". goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but your equipment. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide particular state visit http://pglaf.org permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now works. See paragraph 1.E below. Title: Metamorphosis wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite without anything decisive happening, without even giving the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of electronic works used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone 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 able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without life led by the family during these two months, must have made him seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he left there again". the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we times and they had never come again, at least not with the same though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Title: Metamorphosis hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond differently from before. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project was already the end of March, after all. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that First posted: May 13, 2002 was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by himself. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to with him. But as it is ..." him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times gbnewby@pglaf.org in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be was already the end of March, after all. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too there was still some money available from the old days. It was not see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the works. See paragraph 1.E below. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and wept so that his powerful chest shook. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to their real and natural state. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very consciousness. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing page at http://pglaf.org that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every about the same subject as there were always at least two members of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his