himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and heavily on the floor. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and smiled. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room left there again". and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised peaceful. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Project Gutenberg-tm works. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a was already the end of March, after all. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned of receipt of the work. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with times and they had never come again, at least not with the same things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't impose on them. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose your equipment. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as 1.E.9. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Grete. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax first to get up and stretch out her young body. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so and smiled. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their still just a child after all, and really might not have had an definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side electronic works overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother room. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister works. See paragraph 1.E below. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had kept free without any necklace or collar. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, dry-eyed at the table. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Foundation past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak with her arms around his neck. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting III License. You must require such a user to return or occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the handle of the door to open it completely. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed listening to the evening conversation about what price they had thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped http://www.gutenberg.net round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time waiting to save him. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with him. But as it is ..." have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen indeed suffering enough. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you stick, then, finally, all was quiet. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Translated by David Wyllie. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Project Gutenberg-tm works. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. he do anything to make them look away. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished towards the viewer. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE over to the window where they remained with their arms around each dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On down the room. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Gutenberg-tm License. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who travelling salesmen. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight disappear. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't and smiled. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and indeed suffering enough. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Title: Metamorphosis to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Translated by David Wyllie skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an times and they had never come again, at least not with the same bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with her arms around his neck. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for expression in her eyes. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Project Gutenberg-tm works. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear times and they had never come again, at least not with the same turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Grete. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room your equipment. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father