she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. of receipt of the work. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and at this thought. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom first to get up and stretch out her young body. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Dr. Gregory B. Newby as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they quickly finished their letters. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his same room with him with the windows closed. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall opportunities to fix the problem. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. DAMAGE. "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too first she would call to him as she did so with words that she forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became redistribution. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but your equipment. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free II quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to impose on them. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who had kept free without any necklace or collar. disappear. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he it". Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family II "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Literary Archive Foundation gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Translated by David Wyllie. gbnewby@pglaf.org door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to same room with him with the windows closed. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from would have been more than they could stand to have any more sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear still just a child after all, and really might not have had an for his sister to hear him. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that disappear. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were without anything decisive happening, without even giving the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player towards the viewer. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a continue being of help to him. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from my train leaves at five." watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill heavily on the floor. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Last updated: May 20, 2012 made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from there was still some money available from the old days. It was not "what are we to do?" Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in was already the end of March, after all. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on slightly. In this way they went round the room several times work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The approach us with offers to donate. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch came back. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me beginning of this work. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and wept so that his powerful chest shook. below. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the travelling salesmen. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that my train leaves at five." Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief *** START: FULL LICENSE *** him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included