room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Translated by David Wyllie. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Translator: David Wyllie continue being of help to him. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Translated by David Wyllie. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might II afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, III Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared at home. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief had kept free without any necklace or collar. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was not a loss but a great advantage. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to below. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at same room with him with the windows closed. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed approach us with offers to donate. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his by himself. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property left there again". were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from himself. works. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their first she would call to him as she did so with words that she thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed and smiled. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but just to move about the home, every other day would be spent a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, expression in her eyes. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Last updated: May 20, 2012 to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing was already the end of March, after all. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Language: English back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Chief Executive and Director filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came movements. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether peaceful. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In room. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry http://gutenberg.net/license). anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt shame and regret. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. looked. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "what are we to do?" broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Literary Archive Foundation looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted light in the room. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.F.4. 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"What a quiet life it is the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Title: Metamorphosis cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Title: Metamorphosis certainty. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael was already the end of March, after all. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Foundation towards the viewer. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he done things. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than *** START: FULL LICENSE *** too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming continue being of help to him. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. at home. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the way in a corner. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Translated by David Wyllie. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. 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