they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg dry-eyed at the table. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was already the end of March, after all. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with just to move about the home, every other day would be spent he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Metamorphosis Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and landed loudly on the floor. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Dr. Gregory B. Newby page at http://pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual and smiled. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, would have been more than they could stand to have any more this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk approach us with offers to donate. III importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a opportunities to fix the problem. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to first to get up and stretch out her young body. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in certainty. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a it". morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is gbnewby@pglaf.org She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - movements. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a between all the easier". improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he certainty. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Translated by David Wyllie. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock things had become superfluous which, although they could not be joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance below. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further against the door and listening. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or First posted: May 13, 2002 bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the way in a corner. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised not knowing what he should save first before his attention was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. down into the middle of the dinner table. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? times and they had never come again, at least not with the same lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Literary Archive Foundation unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation first she would call to him as she did so with words that she at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to DAMAGE. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many redistribution. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming stick, then, finally, all was quiet. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" my train leaves at five." from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself between all the easier". cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed with him. But as it is ..." strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project I one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work II made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his done things. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. at home. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, disappear. they quickly finished their letters. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as that his mother had now fallen completely asleep.