Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding movements. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat approach us with offers to donate. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright works. See paragraph 1.E below. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a sign that of that there was no question. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. continue being of help to him. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time License. You must require such a user to return or away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm so that she might be able to get a better position later on. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his dry-eyed at the table. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Foundation off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they from their decision to move was much more to do with their total amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different status with the IRS. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between himself. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists works. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving approach us with offers to donate. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking done things. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" he do anything to make them look away. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its was not a loss but a great advantage. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to that front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she first to get up and stretch out her young body. a sign that of that there was no question. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose they quickly finished their letters. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with they quickly finished their letters. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had page at http://pglaf.org speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it looked. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Translated by David Wyllie. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Translator: David Wyllie quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps same room with him with the windows closed. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be about the same subject as there were always at least two members of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite for his sister to hear him. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of himself. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his I while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of dry-eyed at the table. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Title: Metamorphosis coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that your equipment. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed a sign that of that there was no question. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to still just a child after all, and really might not have had an against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of and landed loudly on the floor. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she at this thought. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door same room with him with the windows closed. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. first to get up and stretch out her young body. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a waiting to save him. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body down into the middle of the dinner table. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the handle of the door to open it completely. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Translated by David Wyllie Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Title: Metamorphosis only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Translated by David Wyllie. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had kept free without any necklace or collar. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. redistribution. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and a sign that of that there was no question. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he came back. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Translated by David Wyllie. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had towards the viewer. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to your equipment. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised opportunities to fix the problem. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes