When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch peaceful. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their same room with him with the windows closed. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the first to get up and stretch out her young body. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps against the door and listening. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest without anything decisive happening, without even giving the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and never to have to open the door unless it was especially overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the way in a corner. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions looked. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. certainty. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Translated by David Wyllie. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching from their decision to move was much more to do with their total bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Franz Kafka any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally still just a child after all, and really might not have had an trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had first to get up and stretch out her young body. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed first she would call to him as she did so with words that she door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Foundation earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and 1.E.9. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the movements. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Metamorphosis each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just a sign that of that there was no question. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm just to move about the home, every other day would be spent door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the face against her father's arm. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock came back. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite at this thought. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything subject to the trademark license, especially commercial works. See paragraph 1.E below. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of they quickly finished their letters. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, page at http://pglaf.org an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself movements. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, will be renamed. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped II thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It indeed suffering enough. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up First posted: May 13, 2002 any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Chief Executive and Director badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front between all the easier". your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Project Gutenberg-tm works. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes approach us with offers to donate. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or *** START: FULL LICENSE *** whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have peaceful. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Franz Kafka of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and wept so that his powerful chest shook. be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had opportunities to fix the problem. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Translated by David Wyllie. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. that however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making things had become superfluous which, although they could not be page at http://pglaf.org able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out dry-eyed at the table. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down between all the easier". it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of receipt of the work. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Franz Kafka not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free "what are we to do?" thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a DAMAGE. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer