the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt travelling salesmen. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, electronic works he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. 1.E.9. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep subject to the trademark license, especially commercial still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Title: Metamorphosis consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the dry-eyed at the table. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper against the door and listening. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the sight of this and all its noise. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, opportunities to fix the problem. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Dr. Gregory B. Newby burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back II their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with him. But as it is ..." owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been just to move about the home, every other day would be spent by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm had kept free without any necklace or collar. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out disappear. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards greatest consideration so that his family could bear the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. of receipt of the work. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the sight of this and all its noise. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking there was still some money available from the old days. It was not threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were particular state visit http://pglaf.org (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way *** START: FULL LICENSE *** suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the way in a corner. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt States. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, people in all walks of life. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an came back. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after people in all walks of life. been thrown down by chance. 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Additional terms will be linked their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right came back. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. 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And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the against the door and listening. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become by himself. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite times and they had never come again, at least not with the same So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Translated by David Wyllie. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from II (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit DAMAGE. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the sight of this and all its noise. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Translated by David Wyllie. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one still just a child after all, and really might not have had an couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Project Gutenberg-tm works. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she of receipt of the work. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his