thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, ways including including checks, online payments and credit card control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he status with the IRS. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to II considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "what are we to do?" how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and came back. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing For additional contact information: of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little was already the end of March, after all. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Grete. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Translated by David Wyllie. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Translated by David Wyllie unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Author: Franz Kafka around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing was not a loss but a great advantage. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. shame and regret. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the status with the IRS. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side impose on them. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to about the same subject as there were always at least two members of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Translated by David Wyllie anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Grete. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied down the room. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed was already the end of March, after all. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to with him. But as it is ..." she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his between all the easier". until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, continue being of help to him. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Foundation politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and never to have to open the door unless it was especially devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was to their real and natural state. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Dr. Gregory B. Newby day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come beginning of this work. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, heavily on the floor. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot "what are we to do?" warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would before. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg left there again". now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office with her arms around his neck. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He himself. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In left there again". as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Translator: David Wyllie following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Last updated: May 20, 2012 even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated down the room. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in III dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he do anything to make them look away. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Literary Archive Foundation father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had States. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and landed loudly on the floor. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; works. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or gbnewby@pglaf.org as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Author: Franz Kafka whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies *** START: FULL LICENSE *** so that she might be able to get a better position later on. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both left there again". time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father peaceful. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the handle of the door to open it completely. expression in her eyes. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently III an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the sight of this and all its noise. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative II of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing http://www.gutenberg.net harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring works. See paragraph 1.E below. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently had kept free without any necklace or collar. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about