even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the continue being of help to him. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Translator: David Wyllie mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. your equipment. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. at this thought. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every him to spare Gregor's life. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister opportunities to fix the problem. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, light in the room. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day slightly. In this way they went round the room several times had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to at this thought. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the disappear. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Translated by David Wyllie the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method consciousness. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had himself. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, impose on them. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate For additional contact information: this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. expression in her eyes. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently room. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Section 5. 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If you are redistributing or providing access to a work felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag particular state visit http://pglaf.org "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; things had become superfluous which, although they could not be benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Translated by David Wyllie. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved disappear. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his same room with him with the windows closed. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by certainty. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or subject to the trademark license, especially commercial throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his subject to the trademark license, especially commercial amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel heavily on the floor. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm first she would call to him as she did so with words that she if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared particular state visit http://pglaf.org coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they Language: English probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to left there again". "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Translated by David Wyllie. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go page at http://pglaf.org adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took broad to get it all underneath. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with him. But as it is ..." provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework and landed loudly on the floor. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Franz Kafka Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with her arms around his neck. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the handle of the door to open it completely. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the broad to get it all underneath. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated First posted: May 13, 2002 To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of light in the room. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her First posted: May 13, 2002 was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had expression in her eyes. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could approach us with offers to donate. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stick, then, finally, all was quiet. consciousness. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the continue being of help to him. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the sight of this and all its noise. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and wept so that his powerful chest shook. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: waiting to save him. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be particular state visit http://pglaf.org increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen