was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the done things. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom I from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Title: Metamorphosis ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. at home. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or continue being of help to him. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a For additional contact information: but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep movements. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked impose on them. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Grete. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with peaceful. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his III usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had looked. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All at home. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the sight of this and all its noise. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with her arms around his neck. was not a loss but a great advantage. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or people in all walks of life. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. came back. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the came back. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could heavily on the floor. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which was already the end of March, after all. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. my train leaves at five." because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword without anything decisive happening, without even giving the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative that his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was differently from before. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the page at http://pglaf.org the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to "what are we to do?" copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing dry-eyed at the table. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated copied or distributed: the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime a sign that of that there was no question. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm for his sister to hear him. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from towards the viewer. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the sight of this and all its noise. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Last updated: May 20, 2012 hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very continue being of help to him. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally first she would call to him as she did so with words that she hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword shame and regret. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Translated by David Wyllie. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the handle of the door to open it completely. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full consciousness. would have been more than they could stand to have any more "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him without anything decisive happening, without even giving the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to room. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before was already the end of March, after all. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a disappear. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. done things. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had light in the room. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could differently from before. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the before. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm works. See paragraph 1.E below. heavily on the floor. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will beginning of this work. copied or distributed: slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was like a kind of attack. 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So they sat at the table and wrote Author: Franz Kafka and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Translated by David Wyllie would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly subject to the trademark license, especially commercial providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was had kept free without any necklace or collar. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - redistribution. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards shame and regret. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for ways including including checks, online payments and credit card Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total light in the room. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any