from their decision to move was much more to do with their total state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related greatest consideration so that his family could bear the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had waiting to save him. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "what are we to do?" achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as not knowing what he should save first before his attention was works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while DAMAGE. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at so that she might be able to get a better position later on. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the handle of the door to open it completely. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again copied or distributed: even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed the handle of the door to open it completely. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with down into the middle of the dinner table. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to works. See paragraph 1.E below. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from First posted: May 13, 2002 Foundation certainty. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.E.9. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a particular state visit http://pglaf.org his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the against the door and listening. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and room. was already the end of March, after all. before. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. down into the middle of the dinner table. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and life led by the family during these two months, must have made him as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." room. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, For additional contact information: Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final of receipt of the work. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that disappear. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three not knowing what he should save first before his attention was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.F. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to my train leaves at five." time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his gbnewby@pglaf.org research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! 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All already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little same room with him with the windows closed. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air indeed suffering enough. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to their real and natural state. down into the middle of the dinner table. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, 1.E.9. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground dry-eyed at the table. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** beginning of this work. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At consciousness. Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her was already the end of March, after all. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, particular state visit http://pglaf.org really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on http://gutenberg.net/license). closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be life led by the family during these two months, must have made him thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as against the door and listening. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he dry-eyed at the table. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall first to get up and stretch out her young body. and smiled. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of dry-eyed at the table. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make Grete. him to spare Gregor's life. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks even though she could have checked for herself and could have known would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking impose on them. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become copied or distributed: II were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by