both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's movements. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Title: Metamorphosis look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk opportunities to fix the problem. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at it". difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Metamorphosis it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to electronic works highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the towards the viewer. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I *** START: FULL LICENSE *** movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.F. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation continue being of help to him. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was First posted: May 13, 2002 lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally heavily on the floor. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all at this thought. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to I condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself subject to the trademark license, especially commercial their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's shame and regret. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch consciousness. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would first to get up and stretch out her young body. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become still just a child after all, and really might not have had an on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other at this thought. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had certainty. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his beginning of this work. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie for his sister to hear him. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Author: Franz Kafka the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once at home. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did expression in her eyes. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check last!". the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to that permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly below. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think just to move about the home, every other day would be spent choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations http://www.gutenberg.net only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had works. See paragraph 1.E below. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Title: Metamorphosis and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their to their real and natural state. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the II anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with him. But as it is ..." provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way would have been more than they could stand to have any more catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project II The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the face against her father's arm. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father greatest consideration so that his family could bear the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could disappear. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Last updated: May 20, 2012 immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose last!". a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was already the end of March, after all. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they of receipt of the work. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" works. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready left there again". careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the License. You must require such a user to return or and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm last!". and smiled. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Title: Metamorphosis He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong disappear. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm