Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was already the end of March, after all. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Translator: David Wyllie understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He times and they had never come again, at least not with the same partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found particular state visit http://pglaf.org landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. dry-eyed at the table. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gutenberg-tm License. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his was already the end of March, after all. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to differently from before. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had not knowing what he should save first before his attention was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 1.F. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really from their decision to move was much more to do with their total some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not at this thought. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just came back. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and smiled. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; heavily on the floor. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known will be renamed. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat DAMAGE. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so heavily on the floor. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, movements. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately with him. But as it is ..." decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Dr. Gregory B. Newby she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from to their real and natural state. in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether http://gutenberg.net/license). opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and never to have to open the door unless it was especially onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to their real and natural state. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and landed loudly on the floor. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back greatest consideration so that his family could bear the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure before. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the heavily on the floor. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made down the room. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could status with the IRS. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day and wept so that his powerful chest shook. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the License. You must require such a user to return or alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Foundation body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it For additional contact information: the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, http://gutenberg.net/license). slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the handle of the door to open it completely. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the sight of this and all its noise. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO continue being of help to him. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary he do anything to make them look away. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be movements. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Translated by David Wyllie. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Translator: David Wyllie It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important