make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on face against her father's arm. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" movements. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. against the door and listening. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the way in a corner. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat stick, then, finally, all was quiet. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was indeed suffering enough. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm last!". in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite he do anything to make them look away. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few had kept free without any necklace or collar. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled continue being of help to him. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Dr. Gregory B. Newby unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of receipt of the work. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Dr. Gregory B. Newby use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Last updated: May 20, 2012 pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just him to spare Gregor's life. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the will be renamed. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and smiled. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to before. done things. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and never to have to open the door unless it was especially receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he left there again". slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped works. See paragraph 1.E below. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been shame and regret. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Translator: David Wyllie the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry http://www.gutenberg.net door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Foundation Language: English understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself certainty. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and wept so that his powerful chest shook. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it". understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the way in a corner. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss gbnewby@pglaf.org hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up first she would call to him as she did so with words that she driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: listening to the evening conversation about what price they had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the way in a corner. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was copied or distributed: own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Title: Metamorphosis permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Translated by David Wyllie. my train leaves at five." future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Literary Archive Foundation He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other