there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. I business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. they quickly finished their letters. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial himself. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He copied or distributed: as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we status with the IRS. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it would have been more than they could stand to have any more changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as towards the viewer. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands him to spare Gregor's life. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a status with the IRS. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. against the door and listening. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards not knowing what he should save first before his attention was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting room. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Chief Executive and Director be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could dry-eyed at the table. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still face against her father's arm. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think page at http://pglaf.org until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the http://gutenberg.net/license). pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned http://gutenberg.net/license). unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner from their decision to move was much more to do with their total donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "what are we to do?" as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort had kept free without any necklace or collar. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at your equipment. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot against the door and listening. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family expression in her eyes. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do came back. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit dry-eyed at the table. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that that posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would stick, then, finally, all was quiet. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of face against her father's arm. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project down the room. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Translated by David Wyllie. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it down the room. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his people in all walks of life. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance http://www.gutenberg.net Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the sight of this and all its noise. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock gbnewby@pglaf.org anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented particular state visit http://pglaf.org the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the room. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go by himself. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of first to get up and stretch out her young body. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and would have been more than they could stand to have any more and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Translator: David Wyllie