must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When was already the end of March, after all. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final will be renamed. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from III it". went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Translated by David Wyllie from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and last!". moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and copied or distributed: she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Translated by David Wyllie. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business left there again". it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force waiting to save him. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly with him. But as it is ..." closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. 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There was a loud thump, but it wasn't practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Franz Kafka their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm particular state visit http://pglaf.org notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the differently from before. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa certainty. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had still just a child after all, and really might not have had an found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** *** START: FULL LICENSE *** and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.E.9. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with him. But as it is ..." more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down electronic works this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile hurried back under the couch. 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We've only After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Last updated: May 20, 2012 hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware light in the room. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Language: English he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought works. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the II strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Author: Franz Kafka "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she my train leaves at five." door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had I leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees works. See paragraph 1.E below. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Project Gutenberg-tm works. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended works. See paragraph 1.E below. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed shame and regret. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Translated by David Wyllie especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Author: Franz Kafka the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his beginning of this work. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK had kept free without any necklace or collar. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that page at http://pglaf.org of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat impose on them. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Foundation access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if page at http://pglaf.org should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by and never to have to open the door unless it was especially would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the broad to get it all underneath. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with electronic works eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily peaceful. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange