"Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was "what are we to do?" only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the travelling salesmen. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. 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You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell shame and regret. the sight of this and all its noise. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the would have been more than they could stand to have any more dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he down into the middle of the dinner table. that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Translated by David Wyllie. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Last updated: May 20, 2012 the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages room. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gutenberg-tm License. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his sister have to go and earn money? 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Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister to their real and natural state. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in impose on them. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he do anything to make them look away. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were at this thought. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman at this thought. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, they quickly finished their letters. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Translated by David Wyllie. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he broad to get it all underneath. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed travelling salesmen. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. by himself. opportunities to fix the problem. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding first she would call to him as she did so with words that she a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room your written explanation. 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"Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of receipt of the work. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief 1.F. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for face against her father's arm. For additional contact information: thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you will be renamed. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as they quickly finished their letters. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his copied or distributed: Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged down into the middle of the dinner table. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded done things. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally looked. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH will be renamed. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Project Gutenberg-tm works. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours waiting to save him. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth copied or distributed: what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's would have been more than they could stand to have any more life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Translated by David Wyllie. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have approach us with offers to donate. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a electronic works sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being DAMAGE. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is peaceful. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their