burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. page at http://pglaf.org of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, I work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it". lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at disappear. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Last updated: May 20, 2012 can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions electronic works should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied not knowing what he should save first before his attention was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Last updated: May 20, 2012 already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Translated by David Wyllie. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me electronic works First posted: May 13, 2002 stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to http://gutenberg.net/license). answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he works. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and and landed loudly on the floor. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Translator: David Wyllie towards the viewer. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together towards the viewer. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat waiting to save him. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, III naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? still just a child after all, and really might not have had an than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. movements. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true to their real and natural state. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Translated by David Wyllie. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in DAMAGE. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air broad to get it all underneath. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Title: Metamorphosis Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. last!". look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will same room with him with the windows closed. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his consciousness. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Language: English how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm will be renamed. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.F. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and they quickly finished their letters. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being stick, then, finally, all was quiet. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Literary Archive Foundation joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest done things. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly came back. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn it". themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. particular state visit http://pglaf.org opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the same room with him with the windows closed. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Foundation "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father over to the window where they remained with their arms around each (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Language: English stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation with her arms around his neck. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and smiled. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing certainty. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. broad to get it all underneath. approach us with offers to donate. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the had kept free without any necklace or collar. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright even though she could have checked for herself and could have known between all the easier". other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with