expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up my train leaves at five." last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished http://www.gutenberg.net found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and DAMAGE. Grete. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more and never to have to open the door unless it was especially in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be Project Gutenberg-tm works. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER things had become superfluous which, although they could not be mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half disappear. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Title: Metamorphosis room. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way III had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation gbnewby@pglaf.org have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister http://www.gutenberg.net this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence your equipment. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with http://gutenberg.net/license). broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him particular state visit http://pglaf.org and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can times and they had never come again, at least not with the same travelling salesmen. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Foundation electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to a sign that of that there was no question. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even works. See paragraph 1.E below. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the For additional contact information: Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor will be renamed. First posted: May 13, 2002 came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Translated by David Wyllie. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Translated by David Wyllie. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and landed loudly on the floor. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck against the door and listening. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up him to spare Gregor's life. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the waiting to save him. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he http://gutenberg.net/license). whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower with her arms around his neck. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was differently from before. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** redistribution. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they http://gutenberg.net/license). now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and 1.F. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Translated by David Wyllie "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. 1.F. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head down into the middle of the dinner table. light in the room. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Metamorphosis still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Metamorphosis From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the opportunities to fix the problem. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 1.F. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Translated by David Wyllie spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Literary Archive Foundation heavily on the floor. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom 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 removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, peaceful. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be http://gutenberg.net/license). status with the IRS. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father before. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not down into the middle of the dinner table. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and