mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far works. not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Translated by David Wyllie. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't and smiled. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to the handle of the door to open it completely. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn approach us with offers to donate. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth DAMAGE. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the a sign that of that there was no question. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up II it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and room. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. down into the middle of the dinner table. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably I different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the it". would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after same room with him with the windows closed. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Language: English however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. came back. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards at home. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the the handle of the door to open it completely. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the way in a corner. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Translated by David Wyllie. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's *** START: FULL LICENSE *** Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that First posted: May 13, 2002 say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide 1.F. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gutenberg-tm License. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she indeed suffering enough. Language: English lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the he do anything to make them look away. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless slightly. In this way they went round the room several times meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister slightly. In this way they went round the room several times been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this against the door and listening. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room still just a child after all, and really might not have had an would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "what are we to do?" to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making just to move about the home, every other day would be spent after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from http://www.gutenberg.net Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. movements. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home 1.E.9. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with at this thought. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the page at http://pglaf.org think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate it". subject to the trademark license, especially commercial any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay particular state visit http://pglaf.org Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was peaceful. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he do anything to make them look away. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for waiting to save him. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have approach us with offers to donate. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose continue being of help to him. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as before. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it disappear. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his by himself. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said subject to the trademark license, especially commercial boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each just to move about the home, every other day would be spent idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite approach us with offers to donate. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to at home. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, at this thought. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous copied or distributed: concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance,