the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did will be renamed. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] consciousness. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Translator: David Wyllie TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to page at http://pglaf.org both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. differently from before. light in the room. with him. But as it is ..." works. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all down the room. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only indeed suffering enough. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him of receipt of the work. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be works. See paragraph 1.E below. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to would have been more than they could stand to have any more "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep gbnewby@pglaf.org opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had down into the middle of the dinner table. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of even though she could have checked for herself and could have known furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his beginning of this work. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as beginning of this work. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced First posted: May 13, 2002 consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Literary Archive Foundation see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned that irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever down the room. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I still just a child after all, and really might not have had an good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in was already the end of March, after all. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the handle of the door to open it completely. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they at home. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in looked. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Language: English "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Author: Franz Kafka stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Grete. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Metamorphosis completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or my train leaves at five." of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and times and they had never come again, at least not with the same now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Translated by David Wyllie. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me continue being of help to him. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Translator: David Wyllie him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. electronic works recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even left there again". other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to Language: English pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, travelling salesmen. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more dry-eyed at the table. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "what are we to do?" Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of the sight of this and all its noise. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards gbnewby@pglaf.org word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Translator: David Wyllie somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: without anything decisive happening, without even giving the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of slightly. In this way they went round the room several times wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower against the door and listening. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give over to the window where they remained with their arms around each representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one States. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. for his sister to hear him. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a about the same subject as there were always at least two members of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Title: Metamorphosis gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him