on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to their real and natural state. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 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 owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Language: English see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing it". oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more without anything decisive happening, without even giving the shame and regret. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours indeed suffering enough. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight about the same subject as there were always at least two members of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his States. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost II "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought listening to the evening conversation about what price they had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed with her arms around his neck. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted http://gutenberg.net/license). though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised towards the viewer. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling gbnewby@pglaf.org bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 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 immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he III and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it III immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly gbnewby@pglaf.org almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Title: Metamorphosis doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Chief Executive and Director he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He II 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable copied or distributed: newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest my train leaves at five." Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Literary Archive Foundation the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, light in the room. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to people in all walks of life. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times slightly. In this way they went round the room several times all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. against the door and listening. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the handle of the door to open it completely. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that him to spare Gregor's life. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept differently from before. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted stick, then, finally, all was quiet. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the copied or distributed: respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his redistribution. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the waiting to save him. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new same room with him with the windows closed. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Dr. Gregory B. Newby newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic redistribution. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the movements. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Translated by David Wyllie. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are with him. But as it is ..." He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with her arms around his neck. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing they quickly finished their letters. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's