but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before would have been more than they could stand to have any more License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from indeed suffering enough. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, continue being of help to him. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't my train leaves at five." flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, with her arms around his neck. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was not a loss but a great advantage. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief *** START: FULL LICENSE *** The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once First posted: May 13, 2002 his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague at home. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gutenberg-tm License. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Translated by David Wyllie For additional contact information: life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Project Gutenberg-tm works. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, waiting to save him. face against her father's arm. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Author: Franz Kafka towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the First posted: May 13, 2002 dry-eyed at the table. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if just to move about the home, every other day would be spent slightly. In this way they went round the room several times spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Language: English Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project room. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out impose on them. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be to their real and natural state. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", page at http://pglaf.org impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon certainty. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right expression in her eyes. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared even though she could have checked for herself and could have known Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself movements. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up between all the easier". the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered III not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her face against her father's arm. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Last updated: May 20, 2012 himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gutenberg-tm License. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the looked. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief before. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the towards the viewer. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, with him. But as it is ..." and wept so that his powerful chest shook. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any room. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Chief Executive and Director the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Translated by David Wyllie. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived room. Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. had kept free without any necklace or collar. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, him to spare Gregor's life. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do opportunities to fix the problem. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was not a loss but a great advantage. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of broad to get it all underneath. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Franz Kafka International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Literary Archive Foundation he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." dry-eyed at the table. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him things had become superfluous which, although they could not be that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and face against her father's arm. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the First posted: May 13, 2002 door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he do anything to make them look away. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his approach us with offers to donate. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister differently from before. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm to their real and natural state. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the towards the viewer. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired waiting to save him. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Last updated: May 20, 2012 "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Language: English across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across redistribution. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the handle of the door to open it completely. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest against the door and listening. of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new movements. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Translated by David Wyllie. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's peaceful. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and stick, then, finally, all was quiet.