experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good Literary Archive Foundation still just a child after all, and really might not have had an property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had my train leaves at five." gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Translated by David Wyllie probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of impose on them. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and my train leaves at five." rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now DAMAGE. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. him to spare Gregor's life. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any expression in her eyes. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many License. You must require such a user to return or side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; shame and regret. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide States. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the handle of the door to open it completely. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself disappear. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of III which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the expression in her eyes. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He without anything decisive happening, without even giving the keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it States. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my would have been more than they could stand to have any more This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his done things. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing differently from before. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had will be renamed. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the down the room. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked for his sister to hear him. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they was already the end of March, after all. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head before. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without himself. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Translated by David Wyllie structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the way in a corner. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the sight of this and all its noise. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had beginning of this work. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father particular state visit http://pglaf.org "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Title: Metamorphosis up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of receipt of the work. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their first she would call to him as she did so with words that she understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with face against her father's arm. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any License. You must require such a user to return or visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be shame and regret. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've your equipment. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Metamorphosis a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first consciousness. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Language: English present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no waiting to save him. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their by himself. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but heavily on the floor. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? 1.F. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed