hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but light in the room. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. 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 If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his 1.E.9. knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to works. See paragraph 1.E below. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got particular state visit http://pglaf.org Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and landed loudly on the floor. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think even though she could have checked for herself and could have known ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, left there again". this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Title: Metamorphosis Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to done things. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "what are we to do?" thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm room. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. http://gutenberg.net/license). same room with him with the windows closed. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Translated by David Wyllie Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had peaceful. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't works. See paragraph 1.E below. the way in a corner. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost DAMAGE. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he I any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to at home. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably particular state visit http://pglaf.org even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on looked. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was face against her father's arm. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the status with the IRS. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the way in a corner. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but differently from before. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even at this thought. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who so that she might be able to get a better position later on. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, times and they had never come again, at least not with the same screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear broad to get it all underneath. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Project Gutenberg-tm works. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by works. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the handle of the door to open it completely. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the waiting to save him. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined with him. But as it is ..." Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent just to move about the home, every other day would be spent only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had disappear. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt opportunities to fix the problem. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making left there again". most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered people in all walks of life. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had first to get up and stretch out her young body. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good certainty. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock first she would call to him as she did so with words that she infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project 1.E.9. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the waiting to save him. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had for his sister to hear him. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of himself. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is my train leaves at five." removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous movements. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief certainty. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would consciousness. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to