This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of receipt of the work. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Translated by David Wyllie this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy continue being of help to him. light in the room. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps there was still some money available from the old days. It was not One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had before. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom For additional contact information: clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as dry-eyed at the table. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had travelling salesmen. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" even though she could have checked for herself and could have known himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where would have been more than they could stand to have any more quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the sight of this and all its noise. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them III he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that from their decision to move was much more to do with their total consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards shame and regret. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door slightly. In this way they went round the room several times unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of against the door and listening. 1.F.6. 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It's to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there shame and regret. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring with him. But as it is ..." Last updated: May 20, 2012 Literary Archive Foundation that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was not a loss but a great advantage. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself face against her father's arm. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** of receipt of the work. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him against the door and listening. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but impose on them. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the will be renamed. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance things had become superfluous which, although they could not be somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was 1.F. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's down the room. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with stick, then, finally, all was quiet. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the sight of this and all its noise. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the approach us with offers to donate. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to down the room. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the handle of the door to open it completely. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it done things. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more page at http://pglaf.org Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was peaceful. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the handle of the door to open it completely. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the below. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to their real and natural state. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them over to the window where they remained with their arms around each angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Grete. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with heavily on the floor. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the works. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father himself. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing 1.E.9. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 1.F. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and approach us with offers to donate. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day copied or distributed: address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. down into the middle of the dinner table. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To times and they had never come again, at least not with the same that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let