his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially broad to get it all underneath. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw heavily on the floor. First posted: May 13, 2002 have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Dr. Gregory B. Newby permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing just to move about the home, every other day would be spent broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he electronic works 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with him. But as it is ..." hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He http://gutenberg.net/license). lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat towards the viewer. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely beginning of this work. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was broad to get it all underneath. broad to get it all underneath. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm last!". was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had certainty. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back my train leaves at five." listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to came back. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the heavily on the floor. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest face against her father's arm. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like people in all walks of life. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back with him. But as it is ..." down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the States. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust III naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, copied or distributed: breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no just to move about the home, every other day would be spent smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring particular state visit http://pglaf.org stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards came back. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with License. You must require such a user to return or After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the sight of this and all its noise. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on even though she could have checked for herself and could have known his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. broad to get it all underneath. corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Translated by David Wyllie. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him differently from before. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the handle of the door to open it completely. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Language: English remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; subject to the trademark license, especially commercial doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and first to get up and stretch out her young body. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Translated by David Wyllie a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Franz Kafka lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that before. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; it". - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing they quickly finished their letters. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower himself. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and landed loudly on the floor. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Title: Metamorphosis the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, III differently from before. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Title: Metamorphosis that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and never to have to open the door unless it was especially he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him face against her father's arm. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, works. See paragraph 1.E below. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot looked. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared below. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE http://www.gutenberg.net receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and landed loudly on the floor. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and landed loudly on the floor. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at over to the window where they remained with their arms around each one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; him to spare Gregor's life. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Translated by David Wyllie. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Translated by David Wyllie course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him to spare Gregor's life. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to