They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about would have been more than they could stand to have any more the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the at home. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the indeed suffering enough. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of III slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister dry-eyed at the table. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get expression in her eyes. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for below. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, listening to the evening conversation about what price they had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you without anything decisive happening, without even giving the approach us with offers to donate. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other for his sister to hear him. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. against the door and listening. that see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be For additional contact information: windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out with her arms around his neck. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not himself. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of without anything decisive happening, without even giving the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Chief Executive and Director to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the sight of this and all its noise. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous light in the room. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Chief Executive and Director furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had works. See paragraph 1.E below. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Translated by David Wyllie. The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. against the door and listening. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by consciousness. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how against the door and listening. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out gbnewby@pglaf.org chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. looked. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." would have been more than they could stand to have any more arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I not knowing what he should save first before his attention was boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and came back. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" just to move about the home, every other day would be spent greatest consideration so that his family could bear the page at http://pglaf.org would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Translated by David Wyllie. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was things had become superfluous which, although they could not be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor travelling salesmen. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so first to get up and stretch out her young body. of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced himself. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the down into the middle of the dinner table. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at with him. But as it is ..." her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Translator: David Wyllie little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, your equipment. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised himself. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at DAMAGE. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on For additional contact information: and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on broad to get it all underneath. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and landed loudly on the floor. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Chief Executive and Director said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of disappear. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Author: Franz Kafka paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Last updated: May 20, 2012 suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Last updated: May 20, 2012 Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe first she would call to him as she did so with words that she unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. impose on them. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats at home. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Author: Franz Kafka state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when himself. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once below. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother over to the window where they remained with their arms around each his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just my train leaves at five." Last updated: May 20, 2012 the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table http://www.gutenberg.net The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards by himself. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he before. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools;