his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front shame and regret. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Translated by David Wyllie better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their consciousness. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was redistribution. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. DAMAGE. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was waiting to save him. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut people in all walks of life. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "what are we to do?" thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and waiting to save him. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Translated by David Wyllie. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Literary Archive Foundation and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a sign that of that there was no question. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "what are we to do?" immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the handle of the door to open it completely. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to their real and natural state. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched towards the viewer. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full continue being of help to him. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her came back. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the handle of the door to open it completely. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. disappear. will be renamed. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt States. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on him with respect. 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So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him consciousness. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but shame and regret. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be status with the IRS. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was For additional contact information: been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the down into the middle of the dinner table. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready left there again". insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated peaceful. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination shame and regret. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort below. "what are we to do?" Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, down the room. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I for his sister to hear him. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as works. See paragraph 1.E below. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same 1.E.9. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's shame and regret. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would impose on them. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was not a loss but a great advantage. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Franz Kafka most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on he do anything to make them look away. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of receipt of the work. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when and landed loudly on the floor. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's copied or distributed: well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father so that she might be able to get a better position later on. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the gbnewby@pglaf.org favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the and smiled. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Chief Executive and Director practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down expression in her eyes. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring particular state visit http://pglaf.org while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more http://gutenberg.net/license). on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back electronic works whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and himself. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest States. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the approach us with offers to donate. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure