key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just it". experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was with him. But as it is ..." ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across License. You must require such a user to return or in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery continue being of help to him. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he down into the middle of the dinner table. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt without anything decisive happening, without even giving the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak heavily on the floor. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to last!". No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was not a loss but a great advantage. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without opportunities to fix the problem. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become before. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together 1.F. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. before. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any was already the end of March, after all. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that times and they had never come again, at least not with the same clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from http://www.gutenberg.net before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to States. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance I as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its electronic works Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Author: Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks looked. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Last updated: May 20, 2012 protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his would have been more than they could stand to have any more hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent ways including including checks, online payments and credit card as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a left there again". where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly http://gutenberg.net/license). even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will slightly. In this way they went round the room several times way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.E.9. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Author: Franz Kafka himself. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition subject to the trademark license, especially commercial home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works just to move about the home, every other day would be spent II somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back down into the middle of the dinner table. of receipt of the work. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound about the same subject as there were always at least two members of If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an down the room. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had peaceful. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him left there again". would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself ways including including checks, online payments and credit card from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of status with the IRS. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can there was still some money available from the old days. It was not He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face works. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when continue being of help to him. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Translated by David Wyllie. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of shame and regret. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Last updated: May 20, 2012 So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was already the end of March, after all. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself III it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after down the room. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Grete. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but he do anything to make them look away. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Translated by David Wyllie them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing over to the window where they remained with their arms around each (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different people in all walks of life. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Translator: David Wyllie in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living gbnewby@pglaf.org property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back