any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He works. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up ways including including checks, online payments and credit card any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Translated by David Wyllie illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his DAMAGE. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Metamorphosis like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the 1.F. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Chief Executive and Director was not a loss but a great advantage. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework there was still some money available from the old days. It was not of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his your equipment. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his looked. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or he do anything to make them look away. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And without anything decisive happening, without even giving the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." it". including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think last!". work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite opportunities to fix the problem. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 by himself. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy first she would call to him as she did so with words that she gbnewby@pglaf.org adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air consciousness. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Foundation to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which face against her father's arm. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an between all the easier". might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what himself. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, at this thought. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered looked. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the First posted: May 13, 2002 So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how a sign that of that there was no question. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Literary Archive Foundation was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that For additional contact information: keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and was not a loss but a great advantage. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the way in a corner. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as so that she might be able to get a better position later on. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is differently from before. left there again". all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that they quickly finished their letters. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the handle of the door to open it completely. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get for his sister to hear him. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The had kept free without any necklace or collar. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the License. You must require such a user to return or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. gbnewby@pglaf.org heavily on the floor. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned with him. But as it is ..." Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. waiting to save him. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the License. You must require such a user to return or slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it before. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Translated by David Wyllie. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. 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His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the dry-eyed at the table. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, the sight of this and all its noise. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote against the door and listening. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ at home. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his copied or distributed: how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Dr. Gregory B. Newby there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied down into the middle of the dinner table. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but