she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her movements. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers works. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple beginning of this work. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay for his sister to hear him. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have they quickly finished their letters. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way at home. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply down the room. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up impose on them. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest for his sister to hear him. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his works. See paragraph 1.E below. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little greatest consideration so that his family could bear the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been by himself. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Literary Archive Foundation owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" it". close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was by himself. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of differently from before. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't beginning of this work. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon had kept free without any necklace or collar. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from travelling salesmen. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any Literary Archive Foundation how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one they quickly finished their letters. below. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day 1.E.9. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included gbnewby@pglaf.org the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention greatest consideration so that his family could bear the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited from their decision to move was much more to do with their total at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest DAMAGE. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to was not a loss but a great advantage. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Last updated: May 20, 2012 provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Title: Metamorphosis this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again shame and regret. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him there was still some money available from the old days. It was not request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon impose on them. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed times and they had never come again, at least not with the same structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the would have been more than they could stand to have any more oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? 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This elderly widow, with a robust bone Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him DAMAGE. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of towards the viewer. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the License. You must require such a user to return or hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever about the same subject as there were always at least two members of condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Dr. Gregory B. Newby door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on it". to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest first to get up and stretch out her young body. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his continue being of help to him. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just still just a child after all, and really might not have had an (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising by himself. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, by himself. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing with him. But as it is ..." Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, beginning of this work. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief heavily on the floor. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that page at http://pglaf.org peaceful. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and smiled. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you so that she might be able to get a better position later on. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps