thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the way in a corner. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of himself. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object it". sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them *** START: FULL LICENSE *** to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had first she would call to him as she did so with words that she subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at first to get up and stretch out her young body. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying beginning of this work. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time light in the room. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked him to spare Gregor's life. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Last updated: May 20, 2012 on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't greatest consideration so that his family could bear the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known waiting to save him. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but between all the easier". was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then and smiled. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Literary Archive Foundation disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old greatest consideration so that his family could bear the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will expression in her eyes. writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body disappear. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or to their real and natural state. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her looked. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Translated by David Wyllie. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be License. You must require such a user to return or I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an expression in her eyes. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the and smiled. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, disappear. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All things had become superfluous which, although they could not be dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with him. But as it is ..." He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself States. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even first to get up and stretch out her young body. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the sight of this and all its noise. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, indeed suffering enough. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects listening to the evening conversation about what price they had anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought indeed suffering enough. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who before. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only of receipt of the work. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees before. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when himself. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can redistribution. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks expression in her eyes. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had electronic works broad to get it all underneath. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you between all the easier". permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm waiting to save him. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever