already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy between all the easier". improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a him to spare Gregor's life. http://www.gutenberg.net enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself expression in her eyes. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation before the three gentlemen had reached the room. 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Nonetheless, Gregor's in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk disappear. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his came back. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Dr. Gregory B. Newby while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been For additional contact information: his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with stick, then, finally, all was quiet. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Translated by David Wyllie Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be expression in her eyes. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still about the same subject as there were always at least two members of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "what are we to do?" stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will States. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Last updated: May 20, 2012 sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Translated by David Wyllie wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and landed loudly on the floor. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved works. See paragraph 1.E below. down into the middle of the dinner table. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he do anything to make them look away. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Language: English movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without down the room. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being down the room. your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Gutenberg-tm License. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and room. himself. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps movements. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting would have been more than they could stand to have any more efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once not knowing what he should save first before his attention was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Chief Executive and Director how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Translated by David Wyllie to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had kept free without any necklace or collar. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not http://gutenberg.net/license). one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. disappear. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was light in the room. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Language: English after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall even though she could have checked for herself and could have known With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free listening to the evening conversation about what price they had was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's looked. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Project Gutenberg-tm works. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Author: Franz Kafka again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's down the room. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and was not a loss but a great advantage. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it". one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor