one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it opportunities to fix the problem. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Last updated: May 20, 2012 father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from looked. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. expression in her eyes. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against the door and listening. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right redistribution. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the License. You must require such a user to return or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, broad to get it all underneath. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another http://www.gutenberg.net research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should against the door and listening. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Project Gutenberg-tm works. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good my train leaves at five." left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, left there again". the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, it". in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Project Gutenberg-tm works. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the 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 feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Translated by David Wyllie because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before that collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and beginning of this work. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to travelling salesmen. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was and landed loudly on the floor. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the handle of the door to open it completely. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished Language: English had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Last updated: May 20, 2012 the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him *** START: FULL LICENSE *** He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Title: Metamorphosis calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Metamorphosis broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the particular state visit http://pglaf.org The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he so that she might be able to get a better position later on. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of left there again". their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said my train leaves at five." make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the First posted: May 13, 2002 belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE will be renamed. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just looked. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall beginning of this work. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Translated by David Wyllie. frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly peaceful. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound indeed suffering enough. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might broad to get it all underneath. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning room. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the by himself. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it below. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "what are we to do?" of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the way in a corner. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; your equipment. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living things had become superfluous which, although they could not be this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Translated by David Wyllie. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while 1.F. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying it". saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn *** START: FULL LICENSE *** unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that although there was no longer much warm affection given in return.