hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had kept free without any necklace or collar. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or first to get up and stretch out her young body. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and landed loudly on the floor. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Project Gutenberg-tm works. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the it". the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak himself. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked peaceful. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present broad to get it all underneath. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Language: English to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door was already the end of March, after all. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to their real and natural state. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Dr. Gregory B. Newby think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will greatest consideration so that his family could bear the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations there was still some money available from the old days. It was not himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Dr. Gregory B. Newby just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Metamorphosis When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on against the door and listening. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, II hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it II boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" at this thought. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of continue being of help to him. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was still just a child after all, and really might not have had an her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the III father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, movements. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would have been more than they could stand to have any more success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists works. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. peaceful. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back differently from before. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Chief Executive and Director anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Professor Michael S. 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Project room. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGE. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. page at http://pglaf.org hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments without anything decisive happening, without even giving the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Title: Metamorphosis looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "what are we to do?" peaceful. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained to their real and natural state. peaceful. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Title: Metamorphosis Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed towards the viewer. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg they quickly finished their letters. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some