owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to their real and natural state. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once redistribution. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "what are we to do?" Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview certainty. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gutenberg-tm License. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with her arms around his neck. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money stick, then, finally, all was quiet. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't himself. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional III but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "what are we to do?" one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm movements. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. approach us with offers to donate. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for of receipt of the work. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself III "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first done things. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, without anything decisive happening, without even giving the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, approach us with offers to donate. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of receipt of the work. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the way in a corner. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's works. See paragraph 1.E below. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised travelling salesmen. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished done things. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go opportunities to fix the problem. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk there was still some money available from the old days. It was not how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Translated by David Wyllie. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him still just a child after all, and really might not have had an been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Foundation (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and slightly. In this way they went round the room several times you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.E.9. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the face against her father's arm. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Translated by David Wyllie. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who opportunities to fix the problem. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by would have been more than they could stand to have any more the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry dry-eyed at the table. dry-eyed at the table. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Translator: David Wyllie do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister listening to the evening conversation about what price they had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. waiting to save him. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite subject to the trademark license, especially commercial everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Franz Kafka worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked indeed suffering enough. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to dry-eyed at the table. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite status with the IRS. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the page at http://pglaf.org form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Dr. Gregory B. Newby is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. gbnewby@pglaf.org there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Chief Executive and Director has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt had kept free without any necklace or collar. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate him to spare Gregor's life. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Author: Franz Kafka http://gutenberg.net/license). the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his at this thought. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow differently from before. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and never to have to open the door unless it was especially between all the easier". Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in travelling salesmen. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project II a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it the way in a corner. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the "what are we to do?" by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the