did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Grete. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Translated by David Wyllie. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few light in the room. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown ways including including checks, online payments and credit card went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Dr. Gregory B. Newby If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on waiting to save him. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I page at http://pglaf.org to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his http://gutenberg.net/license). while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her works. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw approach us with offers to donate. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but down the room. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie times and they had never come again, at least not with the same catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of I not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the face against her father's arm. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and consciousness. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included same room with him with the windows closed. finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Literary Archive Foundation a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 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 would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost about the same subject as there were always at least two members of would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 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, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, against the door and listening. 1.E.9. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Translated by David Wyllie. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not First posted: May 13, 2002 Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and wept so that his powerful chest shook. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to and smiled. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Last updated: May 20, 2012 slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where the handle of the door to open it completely. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of disappear. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Title: Metamorphosis to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally III business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH broad to get it all underneath. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of below. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with I access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Translated by David Wyllie. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project page at http://pglaf.org although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object without anything decisive happening, without even giving the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Translator: David Wyllie where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, between all the easier". before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the way in a corner. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought waiting to save him. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At