Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile approach us with offers to donate. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Franz Kafka but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many about the same subject as there were always at least two members of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet with him. But as it is ..." devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, light in the room. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see approach us with offers to donate. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for consciousness. and smiled. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his to their real and natural state. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of movements. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising will be renamed. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while II heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many at home. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from broad to get it all underneath. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back http://gutenberg.net/license). stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. down into the middle of the dinner table. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman left there again". a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at 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 sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Author: Franz Kafka sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved towards the viewer. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced same room with him with the windows closed. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in done things. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Franz Kafka thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate gbnewby@pglaf.org sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked works. See paragraph 1.E below. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the http://www.gutenberg.net him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, it". the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door face against her father's arm. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was already the end of March, after all. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Language: English But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to II "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor times and they had never come again, at least not with the same there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gutenberg-tm License. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was not a loss but a great advantage. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her Translated by David Wyllie. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. below. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated they quickly finished their letters. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they quickly finished their letters. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and smiled. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and landed loudly on the floor. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it". whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, below. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his States. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, travelling salesmen. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was at home. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: movements. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she heavily on the floor. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she that full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and left there again". movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he DAMAGE. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight himself as he liked. 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Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Translated by David Wyllie. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would by himself. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and my train leaves at five." she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his