destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what Translated by David Wyllie into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Chief Executive and Director now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to room. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to and landed loudly on the floor. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk still just a child after all, and really might not have had an array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just peaceful. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living left there again". left there again". decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, works. See paragraph 1.E below. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the approach us with offers to donate. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent the way in a corner. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa down into the middle of the dinner table. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled works. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest First posted: May 13, 2002 different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate about the same subject as there were always at least two members of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be your equipment. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom States. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and smiled. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to their real and natural state. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him http://gutenberg.net/license). emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the handle of the door to open it completely. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in will be renamed. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father II had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was came back. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see *** START: FULL LICENSE *** out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Title: Metamorphosis There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: last!". Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very a sign that of that there was no question. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Chief Executive and Director this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's indeed suffering enough. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the sight of this and all its noise. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if over to the window where they remained with their arms around each family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible consciousness. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the handle of the door to open it completely. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have beginning of this work. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too had kept free without any necklace or collar. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa same room with him with the windows closed. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any at this thought. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed beginning of this work. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Literary Archive Foundation 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted expression in her eyes. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had redistribution. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone him to spare Gregor's life. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had it". them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to people in all walks of life. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even II enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It a sign that of that there was no question. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was already the end of March, after all. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa without anything decisive happening, without even giving the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to works. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement