be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping without anything decisive happening, without even giving the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown status with the IRS. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to http://www.gutenberg.net vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, certainty. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect I importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work over to the window where they remained with their arms around each kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever II had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Project Gutenberg-tm works. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that looked. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would was already the end of March, after all. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. room. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See from their decision to move was much more to do with their total "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Last updated: May 20, 2012 of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been works. See paragraph 1.E below. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her travelling salesmen. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the peaceful. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever your equipment. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's at home. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Dr. Gregory B. Newby how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed copied or distributed: outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Dr. Gregory B. Newby around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. gbnewby@pglaf.org closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and landed loudly on the floor. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Metamorphosis that before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at works. See paragraph 1.E below. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Franz Kafka with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be differently from before. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", http://www.gutenberg.net of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which over to the window where they remained with their arms around each stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Translated by David Wyllie state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, heavily on the floor. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost your equipment. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money 1.E.9. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would have been more than they could stand to have any more all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, disappear. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still beginning of this work. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself States. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking came back. was not a loss but a great advantage. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Translated by David Wyllie morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Translated by David Wyllie. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative last!". the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would have been more than they could stand to have any more recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he differently from before. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest will be renamed. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. beginning of this work. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on greatest consideration so that his family could bear the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to room. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United over to the window where they remained with their arms around each slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gutenberg-tm License. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was slightly. In this way they went round the room several times hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling 1.E.9. stick, then, finally, all was quiet.