you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something redistribution. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When face against her father's arm. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees there was still some money available from the old days. It was not had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the handle of the door to open it completely. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight continue being of help to him. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music himself. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little First posted: May 13, 2002 open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the way in a corner. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. left there again". lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player between all the easier". address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Project Gutenberg-tm works. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gutenberg-tm License. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Title: Metamorphosis reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door it". an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the sight of this and all its noise. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and came back. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to their real and natural state. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished travelling salesmen. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly disappear. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no times and they had never come again, at least not with the same had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Translator: David Wyllie had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room differently from before. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, a sign that of that there was no question. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Metamorphosis now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. shame and regret. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object from their decision to move was much more to do with their total arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt towards the viewer. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on page at http://pglaf.org the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her redistribution. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever listening to the evening conversation about what price they had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and beginning of this work. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his it". enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend copied or distributed: - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Last updated: May 20, 2012 the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not even though she could have checked for herself and could have known the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With shame and regret. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be http://www.gutenberg.net she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a *** START: FULL LICENSE *** immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Chief Executive and Director "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out *** START: FULL LICENSE *** there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "what are we to do?" she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even dry-eyed at the table. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the handle of the door to open it completely. expression in her eyes. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Metamorphosis filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling same room with him with the windows closed. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Language: English Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the continue being of help to him. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do with her arms around his neck. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat movements. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his a sign that of that there was no question. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I had kept free without any necklace or collar. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Translated by David Wyllie or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him without taking his eyes off him. 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