chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do times and they had never come again, at least not with the same they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Literary Archive Foundation had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him room. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed even though she could have checked for herself and could have known He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would II kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, your equipment. key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him heavily on the floor. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it III see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Language: English catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became him to spare Gregor's life. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Project Gutenberg-tm works. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would down the room. just to move about the home, every other day would be spent it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother over to the window where they remained with their arms around each was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Translator: David Wyllie 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with certainty. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. with him. But as it is ..." His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Franz Kafka be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was already the end of March, after all. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him had kept free without any necklace or collar. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will first to get up and stretch out her young body. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three subject to the trademark license, especially commercial shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move from their decision to move was much more to do with their total was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Foundation struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of between all the easier". out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the my train leaves at five." door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be for his sister to hear him. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed stick, then, finally, all was quiet. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Gutenberg-tm License. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. movements. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. down the room. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took he do anything to make them look away. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt about the same subject as there were always at least two members of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll II irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any by himself. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project him to spare Gregor's life. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and smiled. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised waiting to save him. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately down the room. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and smiled. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Translated by David Wyllie still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on status with the IRS. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep looked. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days life led by the family during these two months, must have made him what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a