Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at http://www.gutenberg.net careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the indeed suffering enough. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would have been more than they could stand to have any more little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight last!". onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got will be renamed. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of listening to the evening conversation about what price they had reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. was not a loss but a great advantage. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed himself. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and it". he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), so that she might be able to get a better position later on. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, between all the easier". body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be down the room. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't over to the window where they remained with their arms around each the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use first to get up and stretch out her young body. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Foundation required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Last updated: May 20, 2012 between all the easier". room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification Title: Metamorphosis clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, beginning of this work. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough certainty. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we works. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that and wept so that his powerful chest shook. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way left there again". possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and wept so that his powerful chest shook. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.F. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest III part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and beginning of this work. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, to their real and natural state. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or peaceful. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", there was still some money available from the old days. It was not would have been more than they could stand to have any more earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, had kept free without any necklace or collar. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed subject to the trademark license, especially commercial pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Dr. Gregory B. Newby had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut down the room. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if at this thought. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible was not a loss but a great advantage. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Translated by David Wyllie electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project face against her father's arm. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal indeed suffering enough. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been For additional contact information: This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" 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See even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in Translated by David Wyllie morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the III the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Translator: David Wyllie on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside certainty. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that he do anything to make them look away. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. left there again". "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be dry-eyed at the table. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his