Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was redistribution. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and smiled. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily to their real and natural state. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as came back. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came done things. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I before. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do times and they had never come again, at least not with the same saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Translator: David Wyllie with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and wept so that his powerful chest shook. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging left there again". 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially came back. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off heavily on the floor. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use status with the IRS. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister same room with him with the windows closed. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on life led by the family during these two months, must have made him eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the sight of this and all its noise. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning gbnewby@pglaf.org finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their and never to have to open the door unless it was especially out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Translated by David Wyllie ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "what are we to do?" between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed at home. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Language: English filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the way in a corner. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke http://www.gutenberg.net Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as differently from before. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 1.E.9. http://gutenberg.net/license). prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position about the same subject as there were always at least two members of even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said before. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the way in a corner. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. for his sister to hear him. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the travelling salesmen. copied or distributed: company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, will be renamed. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Language: English towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there was still some money available from the old days. It was not while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his electronic works "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had first she would call to him as she did so with words that she He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was first to get up and stretch out her young body. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent left there again". times and they had never come again, at least not with the same thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. it". and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet came back. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then movements. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or http://www.gutenberg.net away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly heavily on the floor. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself travelling salesmen. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like DAMAGE. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from