the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium had kept free without any necklace or collar. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. a sign that of that there was no question. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - last!". http://www.gutenberg.net harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again things had become superfluous which, although they could not be approach us with offers to donate. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to first she would call to him as she did so with words that she this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. 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Doing business like this same room with him with the windows closed. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide he do anything to make them look away. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room status with the IRS. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At subject to the trademark license, especially commercial you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works down the room. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Translated by David Wyllie. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, came back. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's works. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes approach us with offers to donate. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down at home. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Project Gutenberg-tm works. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by left there again". while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself for his sister to hear him. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with her arms around his neck. left there again". wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if differently from before. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the status with the IRS. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. looked. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was beginning of this work. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the sight of this and all its noise. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To at home. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not dry-eyed at the table. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE status with the IRS. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Chief Executive and Director any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and smiled. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the sight of this and all its noise. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works himself. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his between all the easier". must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects people in all walks of life. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in came back. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any indeed suffering enough. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Dr. Gregory B. Newby nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg-tm License. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the people in all walks of life. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used they quickly finished their letters. out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. and landed loudly on the floor. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for down the room. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he him to spare Gregor's life. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after electronic works feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground works. See paragraph 1.E below. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the status with the IRS. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Translated by David Wyllie better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her