Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared was already the end of March, after all. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had travelling salesmen. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh broad to get it all underneath. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his expression in her eyes. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Translated by David Wyllie. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who waiting to save him. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed down into the middle of the dinner table. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping between all the easier". ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, down the room. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 1.E.9. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned broad to get it all underneath. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh done things. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow times and they had never come again, at least not with the same unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, people in all walks of life. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Project Gutenberg-tm works. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in would have been more than they could stand to have any more One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found would have been more than they could stand to have any more collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; slightly. In this way they went round the room several times even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or of receipt of the work. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped him to spare Gregor's life. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him same room with him with the windows closed. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower it". life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish your equipment. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now and smiled. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out between all the easier". see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of receipt of the work. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of gbnewby@pglaf.org Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm License. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Foundation his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Foundation themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. was not a loss but a great advantage. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "what are we to do?" violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm over to the window where they remained with their arms around each photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the will be renamed. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked against the door and listening. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Project Gutenberg-tm works. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister they quickly finished their letters. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes page at http://pglaf.org including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; by himself. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest without anything decisive happening, without even giving the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Last updated: May 20, 2012 expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his travelling salesmen. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she even though she could have checked for herself and could have known towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Author: Franz Kafka a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed and smiled. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Translated by David Wyllie until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. they quickly finished their letters. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the