their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Author: Franz Kafka see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand disappear. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Franz Kafka companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project gbnewby@pglaf.org possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous will be renamed. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it not knowing what he should save first before his attention was even though she could have checked for herself and could have known went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it http://gutenberg.net/license). hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck greatest consideration so that his family could bear the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in people in all walks of life. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and indeed suffering enough. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be First posted: May 13, 2002 repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Foundation his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their electronic works knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Metamorphosis Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was First posted: May 13, 2002 rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his For additional contact information: unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the certainty. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at from their decision to move was much more to do with their total was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Translated by David Wyllie. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the particular state visit http://pglaf.org against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling approach us with offers to donate. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the heavily on the floor. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this travelling salesmen. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself first to get up and stretch out her young body. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, my train leaves at five." good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now times and they had never come again, at least not with the same finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a page at http://pglaf.org while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we III especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related him to spare Gregor's life. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations status with the IRS. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ways including including checks, online payments and credit card scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the sight of this and all its noise. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn stick, then, finally, all was quiet. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Translated by David Wyllie. disappear. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to their real and natural state. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office works. See paragraph 1.E below. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm room. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present electronic works speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper consciousness. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth works. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than DAMAGE. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about my train leaves at five." himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt looked. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was not a loss but a great advantage. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a down into the middle of the dinner table. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Language: English and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the