ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister will be renamed. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Language: English father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a life led by the family during these two months, must have made him even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the electronic works splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his approach us with offers to donate. they quickly finished their letters. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all would have been more than they could stand to have any more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his works. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gutenberg-tm License. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of before. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up page at http://pglaf.org although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite First posted: May 13, 2002 door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but still just a child after all, and really might not have had an him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise with her arms around his neck. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Translated by David Wyllie. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gutenberg-tm work. 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He was standing up straight enough now; photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like III whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was towards the viewer. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present electronic works moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more heavily on the floor. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had beginning of this work. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door copied or distributed: catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards License. You must require such a user to return or stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower still just a child after all, and really might not have had an left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. consciousness. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Grete. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the 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 had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and smiled. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. II the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping 1.E.9. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed not knowing what he should save first before his attention was chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Title: Metamorphosis himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Translator: David Wyllie make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. it". experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. travelling salesmen. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how approach us with offers to donate. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping at home. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember below. Title: Metamorphosis certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of