"what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All that respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would have been more than they could stand to have any more When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Metamorphosis middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Literary Archive Foundation always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room slightly. In this way they went round the room several times front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money travelling salesmen. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the sight of this and all its noise. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", approach us with offers to donate. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest heavily on the floor. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; "what are we to do?" she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented Translated by David Wyllie himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day for his sister to hear him. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many 1.E.9. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, down into the middle of the dinner table. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread travelling salesmen. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been http://www.gutenberg.net good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, http://gutenberg.net/license). complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated done things. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in status with the IRS. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt and wept so that his powerful chest shook. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was already the end of March, after all. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Language: English of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every and landed loudly on the floor. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous of receipt of the work. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff dry-eyed at the table. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm License. the handle of the door to open it completely. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty without anything decisive happening, without even giving the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way I success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break by himself. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Literary Archive Foundation fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff works. See paragraph 1.E below. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you the way in a corner. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it copied or distributed: to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating peaceful. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as over to the window where they remained with their arms around each if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the sight of this and all its noise. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with looked. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she to their real and natural state. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and indeed suffering enough. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He disappear. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With works. See paragraph 1.E below. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head people in all walks of life. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with him. But as it is ..." himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately First posted: May 13, 2002 key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to Title: Metamorphosis and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was beginning of this work. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God against the door and listening. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Translated by David Wyllie them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. travelling salesmen. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that for his sister to hear him. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I without anything decisive happening, without even giving the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Dr. Gregory B. Newby table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even towards the viewer. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was travelling salesmen. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Foundation still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they particular state visit http://pglaf.org conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite will be renamed. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it". electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with her arms around his neck. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many was already the end of March, after all. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Last updated: May 20, 2012 there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand even though she could have checked for herself and could have known one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, waiting to save him. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into