some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Translator: David Wyllie as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and gbnewby@pglaf.org what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had face against her father's arm. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was the way in a corner. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not waiting to save him. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the handle of the door to open it completely. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the last!". drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many and landed loudly on the floor. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound continue being of help to him. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained himself. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone before. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging DAMAGE. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with I was not a loss but a great advantage. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself face against her father's arm. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally waiting to save him. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before dry-eyed at the table. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever License. You must require such a user to return or This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that opportunities to fix the problem. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's a sign that of that there was no question. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted at this thought. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, "Leave my home. 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Gregor made a run for him; he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd gbnewby@pglaf.org of receipt of the work. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Dr. Gregory B. Newby struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his room. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the a sign that of that there was no question. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister continue being of help to him. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Translated by David Wyllie. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other works. See paragraph 1.E below. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished your equipment. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a sign that of that there was no question. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Last updated: May 20, 2012 parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.E.9. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Literary Archive Foundation strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card peaceful. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Grete. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground your equipment. him to spare Gregor's life. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who peaceful. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited of receipt of the work. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there