room. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the works. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, page at http://pglaf.org them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they your equipment. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were http://gutenberg.net/license). have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Dr. Gregory B. Newby because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on consciousness. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the handle of the door to open it completely. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Foundation and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." not knowing what he should save first before his attention was works. See paragraph 1.E below. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and smiled. light in the room. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was For additional contact information: ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more they quickly finished their letters. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right For additional contact information: infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground that foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be stick, then, finally, all was quiet. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort travelling salesmen. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not Literary Archive Foundation other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with indeed suffering enough. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg-tm License. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The it". his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked For additional contact information: Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously looked. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and I able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up impose on them. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where so that she might be able to get a better position later on. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Project Gutenberg-tm works. by himself. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, by himself. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would have been more than they could stand to have any more morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak travelling salesmen. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would have been more than they could stand to have any more rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Project Gutenberg-tm works. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gutenberg-tm License. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Metamorphosis possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Language: English cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and wept so that his powerful chest shook. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true first to get up and stretch out her young body. had kept free without any necklace or collar. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which II parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, heavily on the floor. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. that called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up heavily on the floor. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and landed loudly on the floor. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of towards the viewer. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Language: English works. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; from their decision to move was much more to do with their total No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project gbnewby@pglaf.org courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever http://gutenberg.net/license). 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in heavily on the floor. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched works. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he things had become superfluous which, although they could not be was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after first to get up and stretch out her young body. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about room. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was disappear. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's ways including including checks, online payments and credit card