an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took himself. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept works. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. below. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the handle of the door to open it completely. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Section 2. 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The person or entity that provided you with that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down copied or distributed: before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room your equipment. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost of receipt of the work. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread had kept free without any necklace or collar. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax and wept so that his powerful chest shook. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it left there again". falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or it". use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and dry-eyed at the table. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did III So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or *** START: FULL LICENSE *** everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet from their decision to move was much more to do with their total somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me light in the room. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm himself. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Literary Archive Foundation possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and smiled. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, too; you had to concede that it was possible. 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He did not keep still for a moment things had become superfluous which, although they could not be not knowing what he should save first before his attention was fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it had kept free without any necklace or collar. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Translated by David Wyllie Translated by David Wyllie as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere times and they had never come again, at least not with the same the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is they quickly finished their letters. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was I parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of your equipment. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. 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But since he had lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from peaceful. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop waiting to save him. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally works. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth for his sister to hear him. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been and landed loudly on the floor. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you continue being of help to him. immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the http://www.gutenberg.net fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value towards the viewer. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Translated by David Wyllie. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword my train leaves at five." pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he II stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend http://gutenberg.net/license). was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who States. Foundation even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as down into the middle of the dinner table. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out