shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been Language: English threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "what are we to do?" instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing was not a loss but a great advantage. they quickly finished their letters. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to their real and natural state. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Translated by David Wyllie. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. works. See paragraph 1.E below. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately Language: English work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and wept so that his powerful chest shook. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. 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Two strong people - he had his father peaceful. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did beginning of this work. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief just to move about the home, every other day would be spent but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. they quickly finished their letters. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite there was still some money available from the old days. It was not couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his same room with him with the windows closed. that the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It good to eat. 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The chest of drawers was something that Gregor next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 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He had thought that nothing at all room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly the sight of this and all its noise. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Metamorphosis not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again even though she could have checked for herself and could have known (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with left there again". they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm copied or distributed: rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of had kept free without any necklace or collar. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and impose on them. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still himself. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier so that she might be able to get a better position later on. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be between all the easier". to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Translated by David Wyllie. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ways including including checks, online payments and credit card her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her just to move about the home, every other day would be spent This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and left there again". and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Project Gutenberg-tm works. between all the easier". have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Grete. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so page at http://pglaf.org angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who II favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, the sight of this and all its noise. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had broad to get it all underneath. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would even though she could have checked for herself and could have known you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of approach us with offers to donate. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air down into the middle of the dinner table. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by below. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a with him. But as it is ..." your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he it". his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with her arms around his neck. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of receipt of the work. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear about the same subject as there were always at least two members of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that dry-eyed at the table. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of life led by the family during these two months, must have made him when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Foundation from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing peaceful. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gutenberg-tm License. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls broad to get it all underneath. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk