how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. beginning of this work. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he a sign that of that there was no question. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's done things. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep him to spare Gregor's life. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed http://gutenberg.net/license). "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Translated by David Wyllie. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back works. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the handle of the door to open it completely. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living with him. But as it is ..." expression in her eyes. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Foundation before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, disappear. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing by himself. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright him to spare Gregor's life. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael life led by the family during these two months, must have made him mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Translator: David Wyllie eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: that screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and a sign that of that there was no question. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she came back. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without just to move about the home, every other day would be spent to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came electronic works was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for dry-eyed at the table. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and never to have to open the door unless it was especially lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's II door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined will be renamed. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear light in the room. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the and landed loudly on the floor. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended approach us with offers to donate. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Title: Metamorphosis understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Project Gutenberg-tm works. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the looked. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her not knowing what he should save first before his attention was immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm travelling salesmen. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in last!". it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations slightly. In this way they went round the room several times time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and landed loudly on the floor. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Foundation in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, at home. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. looked. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half particular state visit http://pglaf.org collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Title: Metamorphosis This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Language: English only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" gbnewby@pglaf.org himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even will be renamed. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of dry-eyed at the table. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they quickly finished their letters. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, first to get up and stretch out her young body. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and page at http://pglaf.org drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Grete. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for status with the IRS. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination so that she might be able to get a better position later on. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no DAMAGE. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. particular state visit http://pglaf.org him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that subject to the trademark license, especially commercial she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped room. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was was already the end of March, after all. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** had kept free without any necklace or collar. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Translated by David Wyllie. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found between all the easier". but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck slightly. In this way they went round the room several times easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, copied or distributed: clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Foundation any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Translator: David Wyllie From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Title: Metamorphosis chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too