a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview works. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in For additional contact information: a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, will be renamed. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Franz Kafka about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Translated by David Wyllie while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock life led by the family during these two months, must have made him dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his DAMAGE. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit greatest consideration so that his family could bear the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and waiting to save him. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Literary Archive Foundation outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stick, then, finally, all was quiet. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with towards the viewer. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in works. See paragraph 1.E below. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay shame and regret. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of between all the easier". walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought things had become superfluous which, although they could not be back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated For additional contact information: whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar vain. 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He could actually have used It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each shame and regret. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would *** START: FULL LICENSE *** for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him disappear. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished particular state visit http://pglaf.org to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Literary Archive Foundation swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen movements. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended just to move about the home, every other day would be spent 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them electronic works with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project electronic works alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together himself. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the a sign that of that there was no question. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at about the same subject as there were always at least two members of again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Translated by David Wyllie. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to redistribution. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking dry-eyed at the table. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, the handle of the door to open it completely. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were your equipment. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it For additional contact information: window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the sight of this and all its noise. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Literary Archive Foundation "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm below. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly will be renamed. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed done things. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For will be renamed. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as http://gutenberg.net/license). screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Translated by David Wyllie. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 the way in a corner. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Language: English simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was impose on them. against the door and listening. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of status with the IRS. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. 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