couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Chief Executive and Director be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples not knowing what he should save first before his attention was probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old gbnewby@pglaf.org round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand against the door and listening. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving movements. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home first she would call to him as she did so with words that she were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but disappear. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Grete. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had down the room. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes of receipt of the work. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would room. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. him to spare Gregor's life. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for movements. to their real and natural state. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that at this thought. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Translated by David Wyllie living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another even though she could have checked for herself and could have known and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one opportunities to fix the problem. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the Translator: David Wyllie a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should so that she might be able to get a better position later on. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and wept so that his powerful chest shook. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room broad to get it all underneath. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room looked. was already the end of March, after all. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever *** START: FULL LICENSE *** ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Metamorphosis we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was I a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known him to spare Gregor's life. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was already the end of March, after all. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation slightly. In this way they went round the room several times was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Translated by David Wyllie himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to their real and natural state. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, travelling salesmen. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a shame and regret. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do expression in her eyes. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their without anything decisive happening, without even giving the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Grete. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to at this thought. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough will be renamed. heavily on the floor. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on down the room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto by himself. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] status with the IRS. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was continue being of help to him. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch a sign that of that there was no question. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself. status with the IRS. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Dr. Gregory B. Newby Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say First posted: May 13, 2002 the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Translated by David Wyllie. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood 1.F. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if heavily on the floor. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, and smiled. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the