mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if my train leaves at five." that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Foundation jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her opportunities to fix the problem. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never just to move about the home, every other day would be spent look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had approach us with offers to donate. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to their real and natural state. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but copied or distributed: Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and smiled. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, page at http://pglaf.org cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that First posted: May 13, 2002 about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his before. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that impose on them. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for beginning of this work. waiting to save him. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air light in the room. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he heavily on the floor. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight with her arms around his neck. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she people in all walks of life. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest For additional contact information: there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Translated by David Wyllie. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether came back. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out indeed suffering enough. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Translated by David Wyllie of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, dry-eyed at the table. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Metamorphosis was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had *** START: FULL LICENSE *** unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a was already the end of March, after all. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up my train leaves at five." everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange looked. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all heavily on the floor. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's had kept free without any necklace or collar. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Author: Franz Kafka 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Dr. Gregory B. Newby room. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg even though she could have checked for herself and could have known part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body there was still some money available from the old days. It was not or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact at home. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing first she would call to him as she did so with words that she politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able http://www.gutenberg.net or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite with him. But as it is ..." especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down electronic works things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still http://gutenberg.net/license). ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times without anything decisive happening, without even giving the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their had kept free without any necklace or collar. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Dr. Gregory B. Newby watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and down into the middle of the dinner table. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." 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General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out things had become superfluous which, although they could not be went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous