she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Literary Archive Foundation prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Title: Metamorphosis ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, 1.F. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the your equipment. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other a sign that of that there was no question. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him III "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the with him. But as it is ..." three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa movements. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the done things. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the sight of this and all its noise. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Foundation nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found against the door and listening. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Translated by David Wyllie. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Translated by David Wyllie only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the handle of the door to open it completely. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune even though she could have checked for herself and could have known nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he last!". with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his same room with him with the windows closed. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but at home. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a my train leaves at five." anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in broad to get it all underneath. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as they quickly finished their letters. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Translator: David Wyllie concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of between all the easier". tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Author: Franz Kafka their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and came back. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.E.9. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into the sight of this and all its noise. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly over to the window where they remained with their arms around each quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Author: Franz Kafka drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to their real and natural state. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never there was still some money available from the old days. It was not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, between all the easier". grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total down the room. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their opportunities to fix the problem. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't face against her father's arm. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise expression in her eyes. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no States. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His indeed suffering enough. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right II even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Author: Franz Kafka to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote down into the middle of the dinner table. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder he do anything to make them look away. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals same room with him with the windows closed. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister room. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door copied or distributed: politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do just to move about the home, every other day would be spent works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The approach us with offers to donate. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" electronic works wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he greatest consideration so that his family could bear the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in continue being of help to him. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to their real and natural state. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and disappear. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. himself. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned last!". It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to