his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself ways including including checks, online payments and credit card him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd expression in her eyes. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Foundation When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Language: English both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and listening to the evening conversation about what price they had happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many came back. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as same room with him with the windows closed. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. works. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, it". care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak came back. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor came back. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with shame and regret. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement just to move about the home, every other day would be spent as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another without anything decisive happening, without even giving the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until continue being of help to him. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any States. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to your equipment. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living that our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep left there again". and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite room. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Translator: David Wyllie and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as times and they had never come again, at least not with the same because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. beginning of this work. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and I on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Title: Metamorphosis not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gutenberg-tm License. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition people in all walks of life. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if him to spare Gregor's life. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals same room with him with the windows closed. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and he do anything to make them look away. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, "what are we to do?" I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what even though she could have checked for herself and could have known would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for works. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was impose on them. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went over to the window where they remained with their arms around each your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Translator: David Wyllie "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should first she would call to him as she did so with words that she lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the way in a corner. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to came back. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Translated by David Wyllie. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes over to the window where they remained with their arms around each suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." disappear. electronic works it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still that fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she