found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, will be renamed. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, done things. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him Title: Metamorphosis but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Translated by David Wyllie. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. 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First, of course, his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where him to spare Gregor's life. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See and wept so that his powerful chest shook. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Literary Archive Foundation much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself the sight of this and all its noise. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we beginning of this work. was not a loss but a great advantage. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project last!". than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with gbnewby@pglaf.org inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with differently from before. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall slightly. In this way they went round the room several times home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff I taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that light in the room. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; impose on them. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the himself. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and towards the viewer. request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Title: Metamorphosis the way in a corner. had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table consciousness. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of people in all walks of life. saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Translated by David Wyllie. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm at home. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Grete. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found same room with him with the windows closed. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say the way in a corner. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important with him. But as it is ..." Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed will be renamed. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm broad to get it all underneath. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual about the same subject as there were always at least two members of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no redistribution. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gutenberg-tm License. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. 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He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the down into the middle of the dinner table. the way in a corner. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he III 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding benefit of his astonished and delighted family. 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At that, and without individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was down into the middle of the dinner table. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front approach us with offers to donate. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had particular state visit http://pglaf.org compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had last!". only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Translated by David Wyllie. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on waiting to save him. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the would have been more than they could stand to have any more 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lying in bed. 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