almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came about the same subject as there were always at least two members of works. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him to spare Gregor's life. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Translated by David Wyllie. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. States. 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And after a short has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Last updated: May 20, 2012 a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, indeed suffering enough. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we 1.E.9. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm disappear. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and never to have to open the door unless it was especially then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will life led by the family during these two months, must have made him legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.E.9. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she with her arms around his neck. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now III quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing opportunities to fix the problem. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** left there again". it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I redistribution. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned License. You must require such a user to return or were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method continue being of help to him. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to their real and natural state. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used light in the room. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning first to get up and stretch out her young body. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Translated by David Wyllie. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed disappear. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Dr. Gregory B. Newby - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was for his sister to hear him. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Translated by David Wyllie. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living continue being of help to him. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Project Gutenberg-tm works. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.E.9. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest approach us with offers to donate. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to with her arms around his neck. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing and never to have to open the door unless it was especially below. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the at this thought. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I himself. heavily on the floor. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like room. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "what are we to do?" up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you II it". his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. first to get up and stretch out her young body. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and left there again". II heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to