he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous done things. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed he do anything to make them look away. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly peaceful. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would have been more than they could stand to have any more broad to get it all underneath. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Last updated: May 20, 2012 back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's face against her father's arm. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Grete. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found towards the viewer. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. was already the end of March, after all. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated opportunities to fix the problem. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at it". (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, License. You must require such a user to return or or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the handle of the door to open it completely. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Title: Metamorphosis "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, works. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite ways including including checks, online payments and credit card himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Translated by David Wyllie him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Chief Executive and Director When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite consciousness. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise shame and regret. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her same room with him with the windows closed. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats works. See paragraph 1.E below. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Literary Archive Foundation that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother consciousness. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Translated by David Wyllie eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 1.E.9. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, 1.E.9. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there for his sister to hear him. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. peaceful. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked For additional contact information: parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See I So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of http://gutenberg.net/license). raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm first to get up and stretch out her young body. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be from their decision to move was much more to do with their total finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Language: English ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Translated by David Wyllie Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official stick, then, finally, all was quiet. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for 1.F. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her same room with him with the windows closed. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so was already the end of March, after all. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the for his sister to hear him. works. See paragraph 1.E below. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that looked. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the it". you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day a sign that of that there was no question. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the face against her father's arm. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but came back. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many