chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without shame and regret. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had kept free without any necklace or collar. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" towards the viewer. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. II condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly travelling salesmen. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it same room with him with the windows closed. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a light in the room. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Last updated: May 20, 2012 SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen http://gutenberg.net/license). service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the sight of this and all its noise. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so continue being of help to him. the handle of the door to open it completely. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Franz Kafka seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too expression in her eyes. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first electronic works his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Translated by David Wyllie. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the with her arms around his neck. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he was not a loss but a great advantage. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.9. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the particular state visit http://pglaf.org sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." works. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was not a loss but a great advantage. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by people in all walks of life. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without then? 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If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange copied or distributed: injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and people in all walks of life. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when back towards their room only very slowly. 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Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his at home. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had indeed suffering enough. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Title: Metamorphosis just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Title: Metamorphosis on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and landed loudly on the floor. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making differently from before. continue being of help to him. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He page at http://pglaf.org window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from just to move about the home, every other day would be spent head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, copied or distributed: violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as indeed suffering enough. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of movements. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had copied or distributed: or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. first to get up and stretch out her young body. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very listening to the evening conversation about what price they had responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything room. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his indeed suffering enough. it". lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition.