Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Metamorphosis the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Project Gutenberg-tm works. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** 1.E.9. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried people in all walks of life. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Translated by David Wyllie agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with travelling salesmen. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated broad to get it all underneath. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, opportunities to fix the problem. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's page at http://pglaf.org assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended for his sister to hear him. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Literary Archive Foundation his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be by himself. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even there was still some money available from the old days. It was not staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was broad to get it all underneath. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty at home. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, States. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by towards the viewer. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure still just a child after all, and really might not have had an or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of page at http://pglaf.org came back. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old certainty. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had opportunities to fix the problem. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." first she would call to him as she did so with words that she of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would was not a loss but a great advantage. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gutenberg-tm License. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found consciousness. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. looked. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at that at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.9. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Language: English sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking by himself. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. towards the viewer. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks would have been more than they could stand to have any more went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object against the door and listening. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the shame and regret. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Gutenberg-tm License. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if between all the easier". The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Chief Executive and Director question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced ways including including checks, online payments and credit card grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we things had become superfluous which, although they could not be with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain broad to get it all underneath. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he him to spare Gregor's life. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but DAMAGE. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to