put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly before. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. License. You must require such a user to return or from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Translated by David Wyllie. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he of receipt of the work. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in they quickly finished their letters. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing subject to the trademark license, especially commercial and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but without anything decisive happening, without even giving the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready was not a loss but a great advantage. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Language: English structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. light in the room. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, shame and regret. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying was not a loss but a great advantage. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself looked. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room listening to the evening conversation about what price they had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his will be renamed. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father against the door and listening. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation movements. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. face against her father's arm. had kept free without any necklace or collar. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was License. You must require such a user to return or eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room 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 fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Translator: David Wyllie Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards just to move about the home, every other day would be spent between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be they quickly finished their letters. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's I heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest 1.E.9. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations first to get up and stretch out her young body. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had First posted: May 13, 2002 quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his III with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Grete. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then continue being of help to him. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the works. See paragraph 1.E below. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Translated by David Wyllie. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. at home. smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the it". which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had with him. But as it is ..." chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to expression in her eyes. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been he do anything to make them look away. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Translated by David Wyllie below. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like room. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work First posted: May 13, 2002 without anything decisive happening, without even giving the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Language: English "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he face against her father's arm. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return.