posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest himself. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living *** START: FULL LICENSE *** there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Translator: David Wyllie speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Dr. Gregory B. Newby especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their First posted: May 13, 2002 left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be at home. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" For additional contact information: performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed listening to the evening conversation about what price they had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent face against her father's arm. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at done things. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him life led by the family during these two months, must have made him with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers they quickly finished their letters. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were had kept free without any necklace or collar. Grete. anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their so that she might be able to get a better position later on. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at http://gutenberg.net/license). amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and disappear. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Project Gutenberg-tm works. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her DAMAGE. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father your equipment. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. 1.E.9. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes was already the end of March, after all. milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it indeed suffering enough. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright first to get up and stretch out her young body. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her *** START: FULL LICENSE *** increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard greatest consideration so that his family could bear the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net beginning of this work. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. against the door and listening. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the waiting to save him. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling about the same subject as there were always at least two members of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Translated by David Wyllie finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. light in the room. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Literary Archive Foundation this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their it". bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his him to spare Gregor's life. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor times and they had never come again, at least not with the same explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father below. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he with her arms around his neck. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up impose on them. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear times and they had never come again, at least not with the same said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Title: Metamorphosis the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its certainty. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Translated by David Wyllie. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed at home. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gutenberg-tm License. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated for his sister to hear him. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was without anything decisive happening, without even giving the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. people in all walks of life. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living first she would call to him as she did so with words that she hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know at this thought. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand at this thought. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I ways including including checks, online payments and credit card was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance himself. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered License. You must require such a user to return or went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. heavily on the floor. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Last updated: May 20, 2012 permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Gutenberg-tm License. below. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough a constant state of change. 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