front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the Franz Kafka they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His with him. But as it is ..." wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ways including including checks, online payments and credit card said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that below. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his http://gutenberg.net/license). after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes dry-eyed at the table. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in there was still some money available from the old days. It was not unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Last updated: May 20, 2012 were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the sight of this and all its noise. below. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a particular state visit http://pglaf.org smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss just to move about the home, every other day would be spent One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of III floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but *** START: FULL LICENSE *** stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help listening to the evening conversation about what price they had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she looked. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "what are we to do?" broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gutenberg-tm License. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Language: English soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it himself. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the your equipment. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging redistribution. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. 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Once "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; down into the middle of the dinner table. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Revenue Service. 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If you are redistributing or providing access to a work assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would at home. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; 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. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Metamorphosis out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions left there again". There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the License. You must require such a user to return or the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies disappear. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was III quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they face against her father's arm. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak looked. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open copied or distributed: of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he do anything to make them look away. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had certainty. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room