Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be III key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gutenberg-tm License. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, 1.F. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method below. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the sight of this and all its noise. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder was already the end of March, after all. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination expression in her eyes. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Title: Metamorphosis sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Translated by David Wyllie. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of gbnewby@pglaf.org (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could "what are we to do?" their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for came back. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the handle of the door to open it completely. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Translated by David Wyllie. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously at home. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, electronic works things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and landed loudly on the floor. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their my train leaves at five." he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, continue being of help to him. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it". that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to their real and natural state. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up ways including including checks, online payments and credit card them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up certainty. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the sight of this and all its noise. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill even though she could have checked for herself and could have known because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out my train leaves at five." prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be they quickly finished their letters. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made First posted: May 13, 2002 him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or down into the middle of the dinner table. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you disappear. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room continue being of help to him. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old copied or distributed: Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it greatest consideration so that his family could bear the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself II "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned down the room. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Project Gutenberg-tm works. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and smiled. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps himself. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At heavily on the floor. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room was already the end of March, after all. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Literary Archive Foundation improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular so that she might be able to get a better position later on. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the handle of the door to open it completely. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Dr. Gregory B. Newby himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. that "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again redistribution. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Translated by David Wyllie. was not a loss but a great advantage. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if States. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed room. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat DAMAGE. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying