provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, consciousness. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear License. You must require such a user to return or front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any dry-eyed at the table. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Title: Metamorphosis confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "what are we to do?" should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss shame and regret. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the way in a corner. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Language: English for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be without anything decisive happening, without even giving the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide continue being of help to him. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework differently from before. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange at this thought. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of and landed loudly on the floor. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a a sign that of that there was no question. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling II was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort of receipt of the work. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke listening to the evening conversation about what price they had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear of receipt of the work. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright himself. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Chief Executive and Director this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the below. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would looked. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any even though she could have checked for herself and could have known That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Translated by David Wyllie. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Translated by David Wyllie. done things. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Literary Archive Foundation hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt at home. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He 1.E.9. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if had kept free without any necklace or collar. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Author: Franz Kafka strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner came back. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many III keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner differently from before. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Title: Metamorphosis less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had expression in her eyes. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by works. See paragraph 1.E below. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Translated by David Wyllie. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand not knowing what he should save first before his attention was lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with her arms around his neck. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check disappear. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the I his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and License. You must require such a user to return or 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown broad to get it all underneath. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the him to spare Gregor's life. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 even though she could have checked for herself and could have known works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak broad to get it all underneath. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with electronic works it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced travelling salesmen. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he people in all walks of life. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with