continue being of help to him. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Language: English ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the License. You must require such a user to return or she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself done things. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so States. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally 1.F. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's just to move about the home, every other day would be spent He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had done things. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the towards the viewer. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and below. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit works. See paragraph 1.E below. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling left there again". suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully first she would call to him as she did so with words that she this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: and smiled. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and he do anything to make them look away. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the sight of this and all its noise. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at below. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Project Gutenberg-tm works. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would have been more than they could stand to have any more was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to by himself. would have been more than they could stand to have any more possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Translated by David Wyllie. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought there was still some money available from the old days. It was not disappear. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. DAMAGE. That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the last!". part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. 1.F. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Translated by David Wyllie. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment had kept free without any necklace or collar. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax page at http://pglaf.org think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative consciousness. at this thought. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was waiting to save him. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Section 4. 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Donations are accepted in a number of other clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Dr. Gregory B. Newby there was still some money available from the old days. It was not considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with would have been more than they could stand to have any more would have been more than they could stand to have any more hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty works. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Translated by David Wyllie. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, works. Project Gutenberg-tm works. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Language: English was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against even though she could have checked for herself and could have known I already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Literary Archive Foundation them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. differently from before. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or of receipt of the work. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that certainty. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and wept so that his powerful chest shook. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but him to spare Gregor's life. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had particular state visit http://pglaf.org listening to the evening conversation about what price they had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can people in all walks of life. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could down the room. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not I Gutenberg-tm License. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and smiled. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had by himself. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising