had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness left there again". this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up first to get up and stretch out her young body. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from redistribution. a sign that of that there was no question. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went Gutenberg-tm License. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Literary Archive Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke Title: Metamorphosis himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially about the same subject as there were always at least two members of still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would disappear. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa people in all walks of life. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And License. You must require such a user to return or our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. copied or distributed: sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? I as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR III as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Metamorphosis lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his continue being of help to him. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with him. But as it is ..." him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Translated by David Wyllie. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player not knowing what he should save first before his attention was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, disappear. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space will be renamed. give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "what are we to do?" Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot gbnewby@pglaf.org Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily the handle of the door to open it completely. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with 1.E.9. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by First posted: May 13, 2002 License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern waiting to save him. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Literary Archive Foundation access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided "what are we to do?" International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple disappear. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the against the door and listening. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after http://gutenberg.net/license). his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep done things. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gutenberg-tm License. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this against the door and listening. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation For additional contact information: subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they License. You must require such a user to return or distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to their real and natural state. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Language: English opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Translator: David Wyllie 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be subject to the trademark license, especially commercial this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay first to get up and stretch out her young body. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Metamorphosis True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the opportunities to fix the problem. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm DAMAGE. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously even though she could have checked for herself and could have known - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in expression in her eyes.