Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of I I his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had was not a loss but a great advantage. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands your equipment. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for down into the middle of the dinner table. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could waiting to save him. certainty. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an page at http://pglaf.org confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no even though she could have checked for herself and could have known both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael approach us with offers to donate. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself even though she could have checked for herself and could have known back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "what are we to do?" mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm works. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only would have been more than they could stand to have any more he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the handle of the door to open it completely. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would room. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more waiting to save him. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, works. See paragraph 1.E below. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was down into the middle of the dinner table. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: will be renamed. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother a sign that of that there was no question. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the http://www.gutenberg.net that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Title: Metamorphosis of receipt of the work. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Dr. Gregory B. Newby sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way it". on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Title: Metamorphosis And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to approach us with offers to donate. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work travelling salesmen. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with her arms around his neck. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its II and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to same room with him with the windows closed. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Foundation sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally between all the easier". his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by would have been more than they could stand to have any more with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Author: Franz Kafka was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and movements. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the way in a corner. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Translated by David Wyllie. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her him to spare Gregor's life. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Gutenberg-tm License. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Chief Executive and Director filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the him to spare Gregor's life. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill License. You must require such a user to return or any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project and smiled. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project 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. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and landed loudly on the floor. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just electronic works to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister down into the middle of the dinner table. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to light in the room. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my stick, then, finally, all was quiet. http://gutenberg.net/license). he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Author: Franz Kafka raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered against the door and listening. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one DAMAGE. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first heavily on the floor. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower