this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to http://www.gutenberg.net than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the approach us with offers to donate. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep DAMAGE. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any I After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some still just a child after all, and really might not have had an father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his disappear. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and smiled. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Dr. Gregory B. Newby they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Title: Metamorphosis cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been http://gutenberg.net/license). looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any just to move about the home, every other day would be spent it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort consciousness. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as left there again". remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Translator: David Wyllie success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's page at http://pglaf.org in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the way in a corner. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his it". part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was electronic works round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations light in the room. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was already the end of March, after all. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** down into the middle of the dinner table. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and down into the middle of the dinner table. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother will be renamed. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a room. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went had kept free without any necklace or collar. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He certainty. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him redistribution. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Author: Franz Kafka saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" for his sister to hear him. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm I word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three works. See paragraph 1.E below. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely consciousness. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the your equipment. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to their real and natural state. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was your equipment. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. towards the viewer. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and indeed suffering enough. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Translated by David Wyllie "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting works. See paragraph 1.E below. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed First posted: May 13, 2002 and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door he do anything to make them look away. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat times and they had never come again, at least not with the same come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever electronic works had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate and never to have to open the door unless it was especially it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the first to get up and stretch out her young body. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go