wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. himself. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to will be renamed. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown 1.C. 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Gregor's sister no longer thought about himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried against the door and listening. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can dry-eyed at the table. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative shame and regret. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and movements. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Foundation her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gutenberg-tm License. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still expression in her eyes. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room approach us with offers to donate. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they dry-eyed at the table. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from redistribution. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm face against her father's arm. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she it". somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally copied or distributed: open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest listening to the evening conversation about what price they had 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite face against her father's arm. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, http://gutenberg.net/license). "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the face against her father's arm. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Franz Kafka he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious differently from before. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with him. But as it is ..." Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional first to get up and stretch out her young body. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of looked. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he do anything to make them look away. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of opportunities to fix the problem. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Metamorphosis to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the beginning of this work. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would same room with him with the windows closed. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say him to spare Gregor's life. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right room. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way so that she might be able to get a better position later on. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was expression in her eyes. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do people in all walks of life. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on it". stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Project Gutenberg-tm works. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its with him. But as it is ..." unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from below. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation shame and regret. they quickly finished their letters. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his I Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than over to the window where they remained with their arms around each precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net newspaper. 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Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not