remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to status with the IRS. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all II So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With http://www.gutenberg.net him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished indeed suffering enough. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or differently from before. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Author: Franz Kafka included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread 1.F. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. the handle of the door to open it completely. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of http://gutenberg.net/license). her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly for his sister to hear him. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully by himself. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. III down into the middle of the dinner table. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was not a loss but a great advantage. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards redistribution. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any from their decision to move was much more to do with their total earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right Author: Franz Kafka that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was looked. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed at this thought. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more I appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped with her arms around his neck. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that differently from before. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. License. You must require such a user to return or about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old there was still some money available from the old days. It was not she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the handle of the door to open it completely. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant consciousness. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with subject to the trademark license, especially commercial never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but opportunities to fix the problem. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Author: Franz Kafka collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Foundation give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate things had become superfluous which, although they could not be as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Translated by David Wyllie. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours times and they had never come again, at least not with the same work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote room. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the approach us with offers to donate. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect not knowing what he should save first before his attention was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the approach us with offers to donate. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking your equipment. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, will be renamed. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had dry-eyed at the table. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had travelling salesmen. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With broad to get it all underneath. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and below. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Metamorphosis enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown