partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had between all the easier". wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: was already the end of March, after all. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the sight of this and all its noise. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to redistribution. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Foundation example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "what are we to do?" him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across works. See paragraph 1.E below. before. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then License. You must require such a user to return or a sign that of that there was no question. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light against the door and listening. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and below. that For additional contact information: effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gutenberg-tm License. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of left there again". vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers broad to get it all underneath. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit redistribution. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into shame and regret. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have same room with him with the windows closed. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down status with the IRS. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is from their decision to move was much more to do with their total middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a opportunities to fix the problem. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement just to move about the home, every other day would be spent him to spare Gregor's life. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became For additional contact information: with him. But as it is ..." all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Franz Kafka violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling at home. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the towards the viewer. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, opportunities to fix the problem. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the II before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of 1.F. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is himself. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in certainty. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the face against her father's arm. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a copied or distributed: Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Franz Kafka stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found First posted: May 13, 2002 sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money shame and regret. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a last!". collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto just to move about the home, every other day would be spent "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and came back. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its and never to have to open the door unless it was especially morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any slightly. In this way they went round the room several times turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too movements. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of For additional contact information: mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers waiting to save him. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into 1.C. 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In this way they went round the room several times with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was stick, then, finally, all was quiet. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the "what are we to do?" send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the works. below. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did life led by the family during these two months, must have made him usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms opportunities to fix the problem. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came was not a loss but a great advantage. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to their real and natural state. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood