without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you below. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Language: English have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Literary Archive Foundation couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women same room with him with the windows closed. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would For additional contact information: screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of receipt of the work. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Foundation before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that even though she could have checked for herself and could have known to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with I gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Last updated: May 20, 2012 round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his impose on them. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God my train leaves at five." remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping it". press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Language: English while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Translated by David Wyllie actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Translator: David Wyllie http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Title: Metamorphosis Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get opportunities to fix the problem. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their dry-eyed at the table. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and landed loudly on the floor. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's left there again". It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that heavily on the floor. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully before. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the had kept free without any necklace or collar. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness listening to the evening conversation about what price they had better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not first to get up and stretch out her young body. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and smiled. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present approach us with offers to donate. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air II certainty. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Chief Executive and Director worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning I as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. at this thought. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while certainty. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.E.9. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any http://gutenberg.net/license). was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go people in all walks of life. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you differently from before. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and landed loudly on the floor. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth at home. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the for his sister to hear him. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, For additional contact information: abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, 1.E.9. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no done things. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had 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 by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in