set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they consciousness. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution just to move about the home, every other day would be spent or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living with her arms around his neck. Last updated: May 20, 2012 to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand by himself. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly not knowing what he should save first before his attention was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother dry-eyed at the table. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to my train leaves at five." humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In travelling salesmen. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only I irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever same room with him with the windows closed. works. See paragraph 1.E below. it". pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot for his sister to hear him. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was by himself. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really they quickly finished their letters. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free 1.E.9. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any differently from before. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Dr. Gregory B. Newby wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE copied or distributed: door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Franz Kafka provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning was not a loss but a great advantage. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Language: English freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think dry-eyed at the table. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I gbnewby@pglaf.org his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to disappear. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him down into the middle of the dinner table. movements. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Language: English The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the towards the viewer. he do anything to make them look away. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister my train leaves at five." word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite heavily on the floor. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Gutenberg-tm License. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon people in all walks of life. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling same room with him with the windows closed. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired before. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came that wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in room. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him page at http://pglaf.org out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like before. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had kept free without any necklace or collar. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Title: Metamorphosis hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous 1.E.9. down into the middle of the dinner table. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I particular state visit http://pglaf.org and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so 1.F. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head beginning of this work. travelling salesmen. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's my train leaves at five." and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and he do anything to make them look away. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still himself. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gutenberg-tm License. they quickly finished their letters. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if before. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that