line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand electronic works The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the http://www.gutenberg.net "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His with him. But as it is ..." think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the way in a corner. before. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family 1.F. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. http://gutenberg.net/license). she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought States. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Literary Archive Foundation put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** looked. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot heavily on the floor. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it came back. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of indeed suffering enough. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a looked. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide works. See paragraph 1.E below. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down between all the easier". prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so light in the room. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as indeed suffering enough. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed License. You must require such a user to return or soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of differently from before. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers down into the middle of the dinner table. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise at home. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with against the door and listening. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it without anything decisive happening, without even giving the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Grete. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Translator: David Wyllie dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his light in the room. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I disappear. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break left there again". out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as and never to have to open the door unless it was especially then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked came back. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still certainty. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Metamorphosis considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with came back. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to their real and natural state. works. See paragraph 1.E below. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever down into the middle of the dinner table. "what are we to do?" into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far travelling salesmen. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Grete. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; for his sister to hear him. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily waiting to save him. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Translated by David Wyllie. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would status with the IRS. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple consciousness. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never at home. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of left there again". donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his copied or distributed: went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother stick, then, finally, all was quiet. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had kept free without any necklace or collar. States. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the http://gutenberg.net/license). looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was consciousness. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would status with the IRS. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: still just a child after all, and really might not have had an he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: greatest consideration so that his family could bear the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent against the door and listening. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would License. You must require such a user to return or certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a him to spare Gregor's life. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the between all the easier". a sign that of that there was no question. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Language: English drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Chief Executive and Director than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was