great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no DAMAGE. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone works. See paragraph 1.E below. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. done things. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come DAMAGE. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the handle of the door to open it completely. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United light in the room. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Translated by David Wyllie. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Translated by David Wyllie. waiting to save him. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, the sight of this and all its noise. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Dr. Gregory B. Newby was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. electronic works had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Author: Franz Kafka have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm continue being of help to him. travelling salesmen. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the way in a corner. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg-tm License. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. movements. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm beginning of this work. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and never to have to open the door unless it was especially difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Translated by David Wyllie. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Grete. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to against the door and listening. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with expression in her eyes. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if first to get up and stretch out her young body. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he differently from before. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had without anything decisive happening, without even giving the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. movements. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so disappear. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I disappear. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and wept so that his powerful chest shook. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Dr. Gregory B. Newby unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He to their real and natural state. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out against the door and listening. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a consciousness. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in first to get up and stretch out her young body. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as same room with him with the windows closed. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed face against her father's arm. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic For additional contact information: hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. disappear. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the consciousness. Dr. Gregory B. Newby dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we had kept free without any necklace or collar. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." will be renamed. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not dry-eyed at the table. for his sister to hear him. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Author: Franz Kafka as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Translated by David Wyllie. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room II his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the was already the end of March, after all. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and what you can do with this work. 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But the loudest would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat that seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Translated by David Wyllie. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gutenberg-tm License. would have been more than they could stand to have any more money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at works. See paragraph 1.E below. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more a sign that of that there was no question. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for down the room. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to