slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the sight of this and all its noise. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the between all the easier". dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Foundation expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry slightly. In this way they went round the room several times - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with DAMAGE. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself towards the viewer. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Literary Archive Foundation and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his http://www.gutenberg.net they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there down the room. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend listening to the evening conversation about what price they had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to works. See paragraph 1.E below. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could first to get up and stretch out her young body. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Foundation such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the peaceful. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible light in the room. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Title: Metamorphosis him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it". was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more looked. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value your equipment. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic works stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the copied or distributed: 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies last!". This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than travelling salesmen. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, http://gutenberg.net/license). down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air License. You must require such a user to return or his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when with her arms around his neck. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would below. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any face against her father's arm. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Project Gutenberg-tm works. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about same room with him with the windows closed. Translated by David Wyllie as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on differently from before. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat from their decision to move was much more to do with their total without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. electronic works out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state things had become superfluous which, although they could not be door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in just to move about the home, every other day would be spent screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a first she would call to him as she did so with words that she - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to page at http://pglaf.org it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further room. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, differently from before. consciousness. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Gutenberg-tm License. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is with him. But as it is ..." you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he certainty. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest for his sister to hear him. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as particular state visit http://pglaf.org that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was already the end of March, after all. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the DAMAGE. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived my train leaves at five." PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could below. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not works. See paragraph 1.E below. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in