cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, they quickly finished their letters. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly stick, then, finally, all was quiet. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself was not a loss but a great advantage. with him. But as it is ..." So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The greatest consideration so that his family could bear the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no was not a loss but a great advantage. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and to their real and natural state. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to dry-eyed at the table. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her was already the end of March, after all. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how consciousness. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: first she would call to him as she did so with words that she flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with her arms around his neck. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always States. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by First posted: May 13, 2002 went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Translated by David Wyllie. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not from their decision to move was much more to do with their total against the door and listening. certainty. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from himself. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position greatest consideration so that his family could bear the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw about the same subject as there were always at least two members of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a broad to get it all underneath. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible heavily on the floor. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or particular state visit http://pglaf.org "what are we to do?" (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Translated by David Wyllie. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at DAMAGE. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his first to get up and stretch out her young body. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore by himself. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gutenberg-tm License. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the at this thought. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand gbnewby@pglaf.org The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Grete. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the gbnewby@pglaf.org the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the by himself. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether 1.E.9. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some certainty. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at room. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no page at http://pglaf.org redistribution. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Translated by David Wyllie. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed First posted: May 13, 2002 and landed loudly on the floor. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived from their decision to move was much more to do with their total this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was already the end of March, after all. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so greatest consideration so that his family could bear the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to their real and natural state. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's will be renamed. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an certainty. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a it". naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project your equipment. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After