If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor copied or distributed: http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most 1.E.9. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project below. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief still just a child after all, and really might not have had an sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Translated by David Wyllie. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and smiled. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. by himself. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this he do anything to make them look away. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with approach us with offers to donate. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into works. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could done things. disappear. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out himself. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 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 do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all particular state visit http://pglaf.org looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on approach us with offers to donate. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow my train leaves at five." word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where differently from before. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and it". going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official against the door and listening. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning slightly. In this way they went round the room several times efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how left there again". parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be and wept so that his powerful chest shook. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. Project Gutenberg-tm works. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Last updated: May 20, 2012 had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. the sight of this and all its noise. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than redistribution. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the way in a corner. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her works. See paragraph 1.E below. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew from their decision to move was much more to do with their total stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance 1.F. quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" I make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke had kept free without any necklace or collar. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised came back. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit so that she might be able to get a better position later on. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever and smiled. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Translator: David Wyllie without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg-tm License. at this thought. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and