entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.E.9. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will will be renamed. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change http://gutenberg.net/license). out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not they quickly finished their letters. was not a loss but a great advantage. copied or distributed: thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body light in the room. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of with her arms around his neck. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we listening to the evening conversation about what price they had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really DAMAGE. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and smiled. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Grete. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without I if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Dr. Gregory B. Newby posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the way in a corner. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For movements. the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the sight of this and all its noise. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly even though she could have checked for herself and could have known law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for just to move about the home, every other day would be spent household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the of receipt of the work. my train leaves at five." to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Translator: David Wyllie are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground would have been more than they could stand to have any more from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or DAMAGE. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father so that she might be able to get a better position later on. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" there was still some money available from the old days. It was not When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Translated by David Wyllie consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered and wept so that his powerful chest shook. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, towards the viewer. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the continue being of help to him. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat came back. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, heavily on the floor. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the handle of the door to open it completely. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door disappear. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the way in a corner. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff opportunities to fix the problem. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself First posted: May 13, 2002 insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister indeed suffering enough. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Translated by David Wyllie. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by even though she could have checked for herself and could have known up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the first to get up and stretch out her young body. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally done things. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium greatest consideration so that his family could bear the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it with him. But as it is ..." He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes gbnewby@pglaf.org back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Franz Kafka liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender beginning of this work. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and For additional contact information: time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found redistribution. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would