thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in subject to the trademark license, especially commercial listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm shame and regret. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Translated by David Wyllie. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop even though she could have checked for herself and could have known oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Grete. differently from before. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project certainty. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Metamorphosis train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one last!". a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gutenberg-tm License. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he over to the window where they remained with their arms around each such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's copied or distributed: his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more and never to have to open the door unless it was especially little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had redistribution. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Translator: David Wyllie might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of opportunities to fix the problem. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than a steady and invisible force. 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Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room License. You must require such a user to return or immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no beginning of this work. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still status with the IRS. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight ways including including checks, online payments and credit card make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere my train leaves at five." his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had of receipt of the work. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared was already the end of March, after all. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in first she would call to him as she did so with words that she on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited States. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Metamorphosis though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, people in all walks of life. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** to their real and natural state. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was left there again". immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side Last updated: May 20, 2012 nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest last!". actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, before. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked last!". "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Chief Executive and Director and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another without anything decisive happening, without even giving the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project the handle of the door to open it completely. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there left there again". with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat consciousness. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to came back. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short face against her father's arm. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at