her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried dry-eyed at the table. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he consciousness. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all came back. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, between all the easier". the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to down into the middle of the dinner table. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the broad to get it all underneath. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could First posted: May 13, 2002 little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get was already the end of March, after all. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear himself. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and beginning of this work. a sign that of that there was no question. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded First posted: May 13, 2002 help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly not knowing what he should save first before his attention was between all the easier". "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned License. You must require such a user to return or was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. redistribution. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, your equipment. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: first to get up and stretch out her young body. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card last!". and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the and smiled. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Last updated: May 20, 2012 entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the handle of the door to open it completely. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Language: English spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled http://gutenberg.net/license). household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared States. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed States. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he States. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works things had become superfluous which, although they could not be explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Translator: David Wyllie When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling himself. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were DAMAGE. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated slightly. In this way they went round the room several times himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do he do anything to make them look away. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he differently from before. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the broad to get it all underneath. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when light in the room. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like had kept free without any necklace or collar. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down States. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, indeed suffering enough. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been against the door and listening. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to not knowing what he should save first before his attention was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they of receipt of the work. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Translated by David Wyllie. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, would have been more than they could stand to have any more Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of down into the middle of the dinner table. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them towards the viewer. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and left there again". becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found First posted: May 13, 2002 suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and smiled. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Language: English strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been First posted: May 13, 2002 only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily continue being of help to him. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the left there again". her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the by himself. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright