up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any just to move about the home, every other day would be spent differently from before. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a I such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying was not a loss but a great advantage. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Translator: David Wyllie furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light listening to the evening conversation about what price they had only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want things had become superfluous which, although they could not be bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Translated by David Wyllie. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that without anything decisive happening, without even giving the felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, between all the easier". Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the done things. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been at home. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Franz Kafka clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the works. See paragraph 1.E below. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the handle of the door to open it completely. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, was not a loss but a great advantage. II ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest done things. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Translated by David Wyllie. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I works. See paragraph 1.E below. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned approach us with offers to donate. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving Last updated: May 20, 2012 send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with him. But as it is ..." sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to approach us with offers to donate. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that *** START: FULL LICENSE *** parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let down into the middle of the dinner table. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be looked. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Translated by David Wyllie. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats waiting to save him. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the way in a corner. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro before. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware the way in a corner. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed towards the viewer. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for consciousness. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the way in a corner. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they quickly finished their letters. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I I give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At him to spare Gregor's life. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Foundation achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed *** START: FULL LICENSE *** probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Chief Executive and Director He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and against the door and listening.