but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time particular state visit http://pglaf.org with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing he do anything to make them look away. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up subject to the trademark license, especially commercial stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of http://www.gutenberg.net serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again http://gutenberg.net/license). the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for people in all walks of life. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. for his sister to hear him. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it page at http://pglaf.org ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially without anything decisive happening, without even giving the I up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of particular state visit http://pglaf.org as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Language: English dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide without anything decisive happening, without even giving the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his from their decision to move was much more to do with their total door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag just to move about the home, every other day would be spent body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on was already the end of March, after all. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. First posted: May 13, 2002 himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Foundation been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence *** START: FULL LICENSE *** form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she impose on them. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, a sign that of that there was no question. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg trembling shoulders as he left. 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Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had dry-eyed at the table. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The of receipt of the work. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only room. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" greatest consideration so that his family could bear the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say came back. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the at this thought. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him I slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister between all the easier". state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door with her arms around his neck. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the III there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply dry-eyed at the table. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to their real and natural state. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had came back. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was not a loss but a great advantage. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see against the door and listening. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a disappear. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Dr. Gregory B. Newby door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times was not a loss but a great advantage. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Chief Executive and Director is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest about the same subject as there were always at least two members of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes between all the easier". himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any gbnewby@pglaf.org them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while there was still some money available from the old days. It was not just to move about the home, every other day would be spent hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have