it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Translated by David Wyllie clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, at this thought. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and would have been more than they could stand to have any more even though she could have checked for herself and could have known lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For differently from before. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Translated by David Wyllie. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they quickly finished their letters. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the way in a corner. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. redistribution. early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt they quickly finished their letters. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the I must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the had kept free without any necklace or collar. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some redistribution. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made there was still some money available from the old days. It was not there was still some money available from the old days. It was not thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the peaceful. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as dry-eyed at the table. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included for his sister to hear him. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it it". stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and between all the easier". that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to by himself. expression in her eyes. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again http://www.gutenberg.net International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Metamorphosis I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without without anything decisive happening, without even giving the expression in her eyes. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making I way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if just to move about the home, every other day would be spent kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the broad to get it all underneath. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the DAMAGE. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and never to have to open the door unless it was especially friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a below. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember subject to the trademark license, especially commercial electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was not a loss but a great advantage. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to and smiled. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt against the door and listening. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto certainty. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the page at http://pglaf.org shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be expression in her eyes. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon consciousness. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would by himself. heavily on the floor. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Last updated: May 20, 2012 efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying so that she might be able to get a better position later on. "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. for his sister to hear him. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would looked. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of