gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if before. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included dry-eyed at the table. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the opportunities to fix the problem. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm *** START: FULL LICENSE *** household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that impose on them. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much travelling salesmen. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Title: Metamorphosis him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the way in a corner. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Grete. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project room. my train leaves at five." himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to First posted: May 13, 2002 nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in from their decision to move was much more to do with their total provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or himself. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Dr. Gregory B. Newby all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether over to the window where they remained with their arms around each if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow down the room. heavily on the floor. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting for his sister to hear him. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by waiting to save him. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but will be renamed. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the handle of the door to open it completely. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. III that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the continue being of help to him. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that at this thought. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the sight of this and all its noise. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project works. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit *** START: FULL LICENSE *** being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was already the end of March, after all. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no beginning of this work. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly came back. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Translated by David Wyllie. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself was already the end of March, after all. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it works. See paragraph 1.E below. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many before. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into towards the viewer. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Project Gutenberg-tm works. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was not a loss but a great advantage. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie particular state visit http://pglaf.org why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really status with the IRS. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would consciousness. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot first she would call to him as she did so with words that she before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was not a loss but a great advantage. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might left there again". impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking For additional contact information: not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, that room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing from their decision to move was much more to do with their total quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Franz Kafka only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over