nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew III would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the 1.F. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a face against her father's arm. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence slightly. In this way they went round the room several times was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my States. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Foundation hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had stick, then, finally, all was quiet. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room was already the end of March, after all. my train leaves at five." a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Metamorphosis little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before about the same subject as there were always at least two members of straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "what are we to do?" see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to indeed suffering enough. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple heavily on the floor. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it page at http://pglaf.org controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately heavily on the floor. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't opportunities to fix the problem. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as not knowing what he should save first before his attention was somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. waiting to save him. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the way in a corner. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had down into the middle of the dinner table. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Translated by David Wyllie Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in disappear. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much before. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the DAMAGE. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise License. You must require such a user to return or method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE without anything decisive happening, without even giving the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work shame and regret. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the way in a corner. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to waiting to save him. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who it". this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the handle of the door to open it completely. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was with her arms around his neck. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and landed loudly on the floor. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his same room with him with the windows closed. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was not a loss but a great advantage. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would below. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled looked. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version just to move about the home, every other day would be spent electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder still just a child after all, and really might not have had an they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, copied or distributed: going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the III most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel room. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in