assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space my train leaves at five." keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a him to spare Gregor's life. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; him to spare Gregor's life. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Last updated: May 20, 2012 License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a by himself. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he do anything to make them look away. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm he do anything to make them look away. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming DAMAGE. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. expression in her eyes. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Metamorphosis "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the handle of the door to open it completely. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Chief Executive and Director violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the handle of the door to open it completely. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of was not a loss but a great advantage. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Translated by David Wyllie compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand DAMAGE. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but between all the easier". going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After movements. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview with her arms around his neck. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate room. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would disappear. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Project Gutenberg-tm works. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at looked. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the handle of the door to open it completely. down the room. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found travelling salesmen. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Literary Archive Foundation teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too 1.E.9. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - gbnewby@pglaf.org until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, that wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness gbnewby@pglaf.org to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking dry-eyed at the table. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in I even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly movements. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Language: English performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Title: Metamorphosis from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a down the room. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising http://www.gutenberg.net easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the redistribution. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be III hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for consciousness. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone slightly. In this way they went round the room several times not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not 1.F. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Translated by David Wyllie. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of opportunities to fix the problem. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right States. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Translator: David Wyllie and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything