had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of same room with him with the windows closed. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I indeed suffering enough. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand broad to get it all underneath. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she light in the room. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had left there again". this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the electronic works he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as light in the room. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself DAMAGE. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished 1.F. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. First posted: May 13, 2002 cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load particular state visit http://pglaf.org somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Dr. Gregory B. Newby sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth a sign that of that there was no question. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of gbnewby@pglaf.org time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in shame and regret. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief done things. was not a loss but a great advantage. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door so that she might be able to get a better position later on. differently from before. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew slightly. In this way they went round the room several times worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in things had become superfluous which, although they could not be which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with movements. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Translated by David Wyllie. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family ways including including checks, online payments and credit card understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been first she would call to him as she did so with words that she with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in certainty. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd towards the viewer. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the States. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full III upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to would have been more than they could stand to have any more Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the room. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, waiting to save him. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees opportunities to fix the problem. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while they quickly finished their letters. Dr. Gregory B. Newby couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All gbnewby@pglaf.org *** START: FULL LICENSE *** http://www.gutenberg.net Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it approach us with offers to donate. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at at home. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by 1.F. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "what are we to do?" http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg For additional contact information: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would people in all walks of life. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut 1.E.9. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Chief Executive and Director called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't waiting to save him. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work gbnewby@pglaf.org would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of receipt of the work. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if first to get up and stretch out her young body. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the