WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had between all the easier". that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour at this thought. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible For additional contact information: had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with him. But as it is ..." down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and http://www.gutenberg.net provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and landed loudly on the floor. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used face against her father's arm. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished same room with him with the windows closed. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit broad to get it all underneath. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply III from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's him with respect. 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Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt a sign that of that there was no question. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a gbnewby@pglaf.org opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished status with the IRS. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with her arms around his neck. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed indeed suffering enough. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gutenberg-tm License. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or by himself. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in must have been somebody in the flat. 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The Foundation makes no representations concerning that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with her arms around his neck. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stick, then, finally, all was quiet. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Translated by David Wyllie. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for certainty. face against her father's arm. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown down into the middle of the dinner table. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This certainty. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with subject to the trademark license, especially commercial of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it beginning of this work. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear would have been more than they could stand to have any more "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen impose on them. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 1.F. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a approach us with offers to donate. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he III eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Foundation towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and never to have to open the door unless it was especially to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side http://gutenberg.net/license). appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by not knowing what he should save first before his attention was DAMAGE. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the sight of this and all its noise. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as dry-eyed at the table. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had they quickly finished their letters. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at down into the middle of the dinner table. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of receipt of the work. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it stick, then, finally, all was quiet. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which works. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself beginning of this work. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or consciousness. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and against the door and listening. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged indeed suffering enough. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their down into the middle of the dinner table. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no it". "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance differently from before. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the below. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to