Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Foundation And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the movements. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should between all the easier". with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and done things. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "what are we to do?" permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, States. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Franz Kafka onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the for his sister to hear him. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes gbnewby@pglaf.org little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm same room with him with the windows closed. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it States. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the approach us with offers to donate. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face times and they had never come again, at least not with the same before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your about the same subject as there were always at least two members of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the broad to get it all underneath. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand they quickly finished their letters. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was not a loss but a great advantage. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness broad to get it all underneath. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. him like a wild man. 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Gregor remained would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He about the same subject as there were always at least two members of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very certainty. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing your equipment. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make with her arms around his neck. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere times and they had never come again, at least not with the same public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her differently from before. Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled about the same subject as there were always at least two members of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was not a loss but a great advantage. broad to get it all underneath. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen left there again". on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg things had become superfluous which, although they could not be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Grete. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently will be renamed. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost was already the end of March, after all. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework First posted: May 13, 2002 following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to below. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie people in all walks of life. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gutenberg-tm License. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any down the room. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project not knowing what he should save first before his attention was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days DAMAGE. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just things had become superfluous which, although they could not be where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but people in all walks of life. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some listening to the evening conversation about what price they had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his