Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by approach us with offers to donate. Literary Archive Foundation from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this First posted: May 13, 2002 and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all from their decision to move was much more to do with their total Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance Metamorphosis down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the with him. But as it is ..." was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Title: Metamorphosis to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, down into the middle of the dinner table. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it himself. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous face against her father's arm. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Translated by David Wyllie certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower towards the viewer. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his expression in her eyes. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the handle of the door to open it completely. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of himself. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but first to get up and stretch out her young body. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are without anything decisive happening, without even giving the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was gbnewby@pglaf.org might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg-tm License. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance certainty. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and For additional contact information: onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his III strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of receipt of the work. http://www.gutenberg.net to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was below. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was 1.E.9. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd approach us with offers to donate. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the handle of the door to open it completely. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Translated by David Wyllie creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just II "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her would have been more than they could stand to have any more any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees before. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Last updated: May 20, 2012 heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand travelling salesmen. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended with her arms around his neck. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions with her arms around his neck. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Grete. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Translated by David Wyllie a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door indeed suffering enough. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on works. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most your equipment. shame and regret. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Language: English first to get up and stretch out her young body. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his stick, then, finally, all was quiet. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether not knowing what he should save first before his attention was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by would have been more than they could stand to have any more time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's light in the room. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the way in a corner. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For For additional contact information: and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed http://www.gutenberg.net him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in Literary Archive Foundation 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived same room with him with the windows closed. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of face against her father's arm. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise?