"We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with by himself. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and last!". she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with *** START: FULL LICENSE *** when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement particular state visit http://pglaf.org with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just and landed loudly on the floor. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white was not a loss but a great advantage. 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an it". removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. First posted: May 13, 2002 that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying the sight of this and all its noise. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." and never to have to open the door unless it was especially left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand greatest consideration so that his family could bear the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; and never to have to open the door unless it was especially darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), I 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project expression in her eyes. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He redistribution. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the it". the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he life led by the family during these two months, must have made him 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this would have been more than they could stand to have any more very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally people in all walks of life. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the dry-eyed at the table. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Translator: David Wyllie to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about dry-eyed at the table. broad to get it all underneath. I slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it". door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able him to spare Gregor's life. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel it". and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had movements. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to waiting to save him. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and redistribution. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just people in all walks of life. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and opportunities to fix the problem. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of same room with him with the windows closed. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back 1.F.2. 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And supported by the two women he would would have been more than they could stand to have any more So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was would have been more than they could stand to have any more than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already gbnewby@pglaf.org crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. certainty. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Translator: David Wyllie practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied consciousness. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: particular state visit http://pglaf.org imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any ways including including checks, online payments and credit card at home. keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and landed loudly on the floor. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after broad to get it all underneath. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and For additional contact information: Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, certainty. Title: Metamorphosis be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Title: Metamorphosis works. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Grete. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt same room with him with the windows closed. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Translated by David Wyllie The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but,