to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Foundation knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just to their real and natural state. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.E.9. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the License. You must require such a user to return or from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and never to have to open the door unless it was especially re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get beginning of this work. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present First posted: May 13, 2002 their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he do anything to make them look away. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and For additional contact information: was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Grete. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far down the room. last!". - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, between all the easier". Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, DAMAGE. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, consciousness. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. your equipment. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards before. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. 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It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Translated by David Wyllie. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not down into the middle of the dinner table. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings dry-eyed at the table. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but Foundation whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with III was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had would have been more than they could stand to have any more paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. my train leaves at five." it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and face against her father's arm. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the sight of this and all its noise. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Author: Franz Kafka information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it copied or distributed: with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the it". way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the way in a corner. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room disappear. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared at home. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. 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If, however, they took everything the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. 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His father was healthy but old, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by works. See paragraph 1.E below. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his left there again". re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. States. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Last updated: May 20, 2012 subject to the trademark license, especially commercial He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the sight of this and all its noise. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version last!". the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the things had become superfluous which, although they could not be listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from copied or distributed: - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Last updated: May 20, 2012 by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible