the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. he do anything to make them look away. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the indeed suffering enough. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help differently from before. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way your equipment. stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to peaceful. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, consciousness. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from their decision to move was much more to do with their total see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Dr. Gregory B. Newby playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut face against her father's arm. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but electronic works and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Translator: David Wyllie research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; of receipt of the work. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's slightly. In this way they went round the room several times been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just to their real and natural state. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the way in a corner. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times the way in a corner. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, face against her father's arm. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation face against her father's arm. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and last!". without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Grete. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying redistribution. that had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with impose on them. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the certainty. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for particular state visit http://pglaf.org come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Translated by David Wyllie. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her him to spare Gregor's life. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, First posted: May 13, 2002 we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the below. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Project Gutenberg-tm works. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a travelling salesmen. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside shame and regret. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is greatest consideration so that his family could bear the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him came back. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to their real and natural state. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Metamorphosis put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with particular state visit http://pglaf.org bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Translator: David Wyllie electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Title: Metamorphosis delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at expression in her eyes. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Translated by David Wyllie it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and differently from before. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against movements. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably room. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by http://www.gutenberg.net have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared works. See paragraph 1.E below. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will electronic works So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Language: English concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had your equipment. done things. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being particular state visit http://pglaf.org door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and landed loudly on the floor. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Dr. Gregory B. Newby hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the 1.E.9. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his down into the middle of the dinner table. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right indeed suffering enough. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Project Gutenberg-tm works. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Literary Archive Foundation state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk same room with him with the windows closed. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He still just a child after all, and really might not have had an with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere just to move about the home, every other day would be spent sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother first to get up and stretch out her young body. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could approach us with offers to donate. situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door