middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's beginning of this work. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. consciousness. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across indeed suffering enough. Translated by David Wyllie. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. that everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of differently from before. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able III Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt opportunities to fix the problem. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He first she would call to him as she did so with words that she unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he Title: Metamorphosis completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with down into the middle of the dinner table. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Franz Kafka his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Grete. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or status with the IRS. by himself. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of himself. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution DAMAGE. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Language: English "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Dr. Gregory B. Newby protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even by himself. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower continue being of help to him. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages subject to the trademark license, especially commercial condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home last!". there was still some money available from the old days. It was not control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the For additional contact information: how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she DAMAGE. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand was not a loss but a great advantage. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry II drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether continue being of help to him. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of will be renamed. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came will be renamed. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages same room with him with the windows closed. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they shame and regret. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Title: Metamorphosis closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 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 work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any consciousness. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Chief Executive and Director his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Translated by David Wyllie uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, peaceful. of receipt of the work. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made at this thought. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want so that she might be able to get a better position later on. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. will be renamed. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made works. See paragraph 1.E below. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had ways including including checks, online payments and credit card her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite for his sister to hear him. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each particular state visit http://pglaf.org business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and landed loudly on the floor. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help *** START: FULL LICENSE *** all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification certainty. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that