planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure it". the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each dry-eyed at the table. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now peaceful. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was heavily on the floor. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state I little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was impose on them. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right was already the end of March, after all. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, will be renamed. they quickly finished their letters. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" with him. But as it is ..." He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a for his sister to hear him. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Dr. Gregory B. Newby LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on indeed suffering enough. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in before. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and even though she could have checked for herself and could have known upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern electronic works The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Literary Archive Foundation uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of they quickly finished their letters. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as redistribution. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 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 choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination life led by the family during these two months, must have made him if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front just to move about the home, every other day would be spent always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty for his sister to hear him. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had last!". such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and done things. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he do anything to make them look away. For additional contact information: License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, electronic works above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much stick, then, finally, all was quiet. room. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could even though she could have checked for herself and could have known that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his http://gutenberg.net/license). Title: Metamorphosis Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Translated by David Wyllie thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of by himself. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Translated by David Wyllie. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's approach us with offers to donate. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill people in all walks of life. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who gbnewby@pglaf.org chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would times and they had never come again, at least not with the same in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way not knowing what he should save first before his attention was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Dr. Gregory B. Newby broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had kept free without any necklace or collar. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all ways including including checks, online payments and credit card he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of below. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and gbnewby@pglaf.org better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed he do anything to make them look away. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Translated by David Wyllie. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest movements. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already page at http://pglaf.org and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, electronic works you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be First posted: May 13, 2002 "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was not a loss but a great advantage. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gutenberg-tm License. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can down into the middle of the dinner table. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance disappear. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the sight of this and all its noise. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right I sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him a sign that of that there was no question. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the way in a corner. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive